Sigma rule: SyncAppvPublishingServer Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ef7a8ba5fb31, updated 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- SyncAppvPublishingServer Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code
- Status
- test
- Level
- medium
- Author
- frack113
- Date
- 2021-07-12
- Modified
- 2022-10-04
- File
- rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_syncappvpublishingserver_execute_psh.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Executes arbitrary PowerShell code using SyncAppvPublishingServer.exe.
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\SyncAppvPublishingServer.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'syncappvpublishingserver.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains: '"n; '
condition: all of selection_*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- App-V clients
Tags
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
Related rules
References
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1218/T1218.md
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Syncappvpublishingserver/
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_lolbin_syncappvpublishingserver_execute_psh.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"SyncAppvPublishingServer Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_syncappvpublishingserver_execute_psh.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
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Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: SyncAppvPublishingServer Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code",
entity page, dataset version ref-ef7a8ba5fb31, updated 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fbd7c32d-db2a-4418-b92c-566eb8911133 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fbd7c32d-db2a-4418-b92c-566eb8911133, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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