Sigma rule: Advanced IP Scanner - File Event
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-afeef6845836, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Advanced IP Scanner - File Event
- Status
- test
- Level
- medium
- Author
- @ROxPinTeddy
- Date
- 2020-05-12
- Modified
- 2022-11-29
- File
- rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_advanced_ip_scanner.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects the use of Advanced IP Scanner. Seems to be a popular tool for ransomware groups.
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- file_event
Detection
selection:
TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\Advanced IP Scanner 2'
condition: selectionFalse positives (as the rule lists them)
- Legitimate administrative use
Tags
- attack.discovery
- attack.t1046
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
Related rules
References
- https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2019/12/09/snatch-ransomware-reboots-pcs-into-safe-mode-to-bypass-protection/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/05/tactics-techniques-procedures-associated-with-maze-ransomware-incidents.html
- https://labs.f-secure.com/blog/prelude-to-ransomware-systembc
- https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20444693/fbi-pin-egregor-ransomware-bc-01062021.pdf
- https://thedfirreport.com/2021/01/18/all-that-for-a-coinminer
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_advanced_ip_scanner.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Advanced IP Scanner - File Event" by @ROxPinTeddy (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_advanced_ip_scanner.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Advanced IP Scanner - File Event",
entity page, dataset version ref-afeef6845836, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fed85bf9-e075-4280-9159-fbe8a023d6fa (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fed85bf9-e075-4280-9159-fbe8a023d6fa, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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