Sigma rule: Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Shutdown Schedule Task Creation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6fb8d50f7221, updated 2024-03-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Shutdown Schedule Task Creation
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
Date
2024-03-22
File
rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/KamiKakaBot/proc_creation_win_malware_kamikakabot_schtasks_persistence.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a schedule task that runs weekly and execute the "shutdown /l /f" command.
This behavior was observed being used by KamiKakaBot samples in order to achieve persistence on a system.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\schtasks.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - ' /create '
        - 'shutdown /l /f'
        - 'WEEKLY'
filter_main_system_user:
    User|contains: # covers many language settings
        - 'AUTHORI'
        - 'AUTORI'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/KamiKakaBot/proc_creation_win_malware_kamikakabot_schtasks_persistence.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Shutdown Schedule Task Creation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/KamiKakaBot/proc_creation_win_malware_kamikakabot_schtasks_persistence.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: Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Shutdown Schedule Task Creation",
entity page, dataset version ref-6fb8d50f7221, updated 2024-03-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fe9e8ba9-4419-41e6-a574-bd9f7b3af961 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fe9e8ba9-4419-41e6-a574-bd9f7b3af961, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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