Sigma rule: MsiExec Web Install

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-dbf93cefecb2, updated 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
MsiExec Web Install
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2018-02-09
Modified
2022-01-07
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_msiexec_web_install.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects suspicious msiexec process starts with web addresses as parameter

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - ' msiexec'
        - '://'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • False positives depend on scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218.007
  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1105

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_msiexec_web_install.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "MsiExec Web Install" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_msiexec_web_install.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: MsiExec Web Install",
entity page, dataset version ref-dbf93cefecb2, updated 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f7b5f842-a6af-4da5-9e95-e32478f3cd2f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f7b5f842-a6af-4da5-9e95-e32478f3cd2f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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