Antivirus - Relevant File Paths Alerts Signature


Description

Detects an Antivirus alert in a highly relevant file path or with a relevant file name. This event must not be ignored just because the AV has blocked the malware but investigate, how it came there in the first place.

Query · sigma

selection_path:
  Filename|contains:
  - :\PerfLogs\
  - :\Temp\
  - :\Users\Default\
  - :\Users\Public\
  - :\Windows\
  - /www/
  - \inetpub\
  - \tsclient\
  - apache
  - nginx
  - tomcat
  - weblogic
selection_ext:
  Filename|endswith:
  - .asax
  - .ashx
  - .asmx
  - .asp
  - .aspx
  - .bat
  - .cfm
  - .cgi
  - .chm
  - .cmd
  - .dat
  - .ear
  - .gif
  - .hta
  - .jpeg
  - .jpg
  - .jsp
  - .jspx
  - .lnk
  - .msc
  - .php
  - .pl
  - .png
  - .ps1
  - .psm1
  - .py
  - .pyc
  - .rb
  - .scf
  - .sct
  - .sh
  - .svg
  - .txt
  - .vbe
  - .vbs
  - .war
  - .wll
  - .wsf
  - .wsh
  - .xll
  - .xml
condition: 1 of selection_*

Known false positives

  • Unlikely
Raw source Antivirus - Relevant File Paths Alerts Signature · Sigma
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title: Antivirus - Relevant File Paths Alerts Signature
id: c9a88268-0047-4824-ba6e-4d81ce0b907c
status: test
description: |
    Detects an Antivirus alert in a highly relevant file path or with a relevant file name.
    This event must not be ignored just because the AV has blocked the malware but investigate, how it came there in the first place.
references:
    - https://www.nextron-systems.com/?s=antivirus
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Arnim Rupp
date: 2018-09-09
modified: 2026-06-29
tags:
    - attack.resource-development
    - attack.t1588
logsource:
    category: antivirus
detection:
    selection_path:
        Filename|contains:
            - ':\PerfLogs\'
            - ':\Temp\'
            - ':\Users\Default\'
            - ':\Users\Public\'
            - ':\Windows\'
            - '/www/'
            # - '\Client\'
            - '\inetpub\'
            - '\tsclient\'
            - 'apache'
            - 'nginx'
            - 'tomcat'
            - 'weblogic'
    selection_ext:
        Filename|endswith:
            - '.asax'
            - '.ashx'
            - '.asmx'
            - '.asp'
            - '.aspx'
            - '.bat'
            - '.cfm'
            - '.cgi'
            - '.chm'
            - '.cmd'
            - '.dat'
            - '.ear'
            - '.gif'
            - '.hta'
            - '.jpeg'
            - '.jpg'
            - '.jsp'
            - '.jspx'
            - '.lnk'
            - '.msc'
            - '.php'
            - '.pl'
            - '.png'
            - '.ps1'
            - '.psm1'
            - '.py'
            - '.pyc'
            - '.rb'
            - '.scf'
            - '.sct'
            - '.sh'
            - '.svg'
            - '.txt'
            - '.vbe'
            - '.vbs'
            - '.war'
            - '.wll'
            - '.wsf'
            - '.wsh'
            - '.xll'
            - '.xml'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

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