Sigma rule: GatherNetworkInfo.VBS Reconnaissance Script Output

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1b9ba7c6af7d, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
GatherNetworkInfo.VBS Reconnaissance Script Output
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-02-08
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_lolbin_gather_network_info_script_output.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects creation of files which are the results of executing the built-in reconnaissance script "C:\Windows\System32\gatherNetworkInfo.vbs".

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\config'
    TargetFilename|endswith:
        - '\Hotfixinfo.txt'
        - '\netiostate.txt'
        - '\sysportslog.txt'
        - '\VmSwitchLog.evtx'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery

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/file/file_event/file_event_win_lolbin_gather_network_info_script_output.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "GatherNetworkInfo.VBS Reconnaissance Script Output" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_lolbin_gather_network_info_script_output.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: GatherNetworkInfo.VBS Reconnaissance Script Output",
entity page, dataset version ref-1b9ba7c6af7d, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f92a6f1e-a512-4a15-9735-da09e78d7273 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f92a6f1e-a512-4a15-9735-da09e78d7273, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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