Sigma rule: PsExec Tool Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-216de60e1886, updated 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
PsExec Tool Execution
Status
deprecated
Level
low
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2017/06/12
Modified
2023/02/28
File
deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_psexec_service_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects PsExec service execution via default service image name

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\PSEXESVC.exe'
    User|contains: # covers many language settings
        - 'AUTHORI'
        - 'AUTORI'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1569.002
  • attack.s0029

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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References

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

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PsExec Tool Execution" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_psexec_service_execution.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: PsExec Tool Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-216de60e1886, updated 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fa91cc36-24c9-41ce-b3c8-3bbc3f2f67ba (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fa91cc36-24c9-41ce-b3c8-3bbc3f2f67ba, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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