Severity level
Informational-severity Sigma rules
28 community-maintained Sigma detection rules in the library are classified as informational severity. Informational rules record baseline or context events rather than direct threats. Coverage spans windows, macos, linux. Open a rule to read its detection logic, MITRE ATT&CK mapping and original YAML.
Failed Code Integrity Checks
informationalDetects code integrity failures such as missing page hashes or corrupted drivers due unauthorized modification. This could be a sign of tampered binaries.
windows
File and Directory Discovery - Linux
informationalDetects usage of system utilities such as "find", "tree", "findmnt", etc, to discover files, directories and network shares.
linux · process_creation
File and Directory Discovery - MacOS
informationalDetects usage of system utilities to discover files and directories
macos · process_creation
File Deletion
informationalDetects file deletion using "rm", "shred" or "unlink" commands which are used often by adversaries to delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity
linux · process_creation
Local Groups Discovery - MacOs
informationalDetects enumeration of local system groups
macos · process_creation
Locked Workstation
informationalDetects locked workstation session events that occur automatically after a standard period of inactivity.
windows
Macos Remote System Discovery
informationalDetects the enumeration of other remote systems.
macos · process_creation
Network Sniffing - MacOs
informationalDetects the usage of tooling to sniff network traffic. An adversary may place a network interface into promiscuous mode to passively access data in transit over the network, or use span ports to capture a larger amount of data.
macos · process_creation
New Application in AppCompat
informationalA General detection for a new application in AppCompat. This indicates an application executing for the first time on an endpoint.
windows · registry_set
New Github Organization Member Added
informationalDetects when a new member is added or invited to a github organization.
github
New Okta User Created
informationalDetects new user account creation
okta
New PowerShell Instance Created
informationalDetects the execution of PowerShell via the creation of a named pipe starting with PSHost
windows · pipe_created
Potential BOINC Software Execution (UC-Berkeley Signature)
informationalDetects the use of software that is related to the University of California, Berkeley via metadata information. This indicates it may be related to BOINC software and can be used maliciously if unauthorized.
windows · process_creation
PowerShell Decompress Commands
informationalA General detection for specific decompress commands in PowerShell logs. This could be an adversary decompressing files.
windows · ps_module
Suspicious High IntegrityLevel Conhost Legacy Option
informationalForceV1 asks for information directly from the kernel space. Conhost connects to the console application. High IntegrityLevel means the process is running with elevated privileges, such as an Administrator context.
windows · process_creation
Suspicious Tasklist Discovery Command
informationalAdversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system. Information obtained could be used to gain an understanding of common software/applications running on systems within the network
windows · process_creation
System and Hardware Information Discovery
informationalDetects system information discovery commands
linux
System Information Discovery
informationalDetects system information discovery commands
linux · process_creation
System Network Connections Discovery - MacOs
informationalDetects usage of system utilities to discover system network connections
macos · process_creation
System Network Discovery - Linux
informationalDetects enumeration of local network configuration
linux · process_creation
System Network Discovery - macOS
informationalDetects enumeration of local network configuration
macos · process_creation
System Shutdown/Reboot - Linux
informationalAdversaries may shutdown/reboot systems to interrupt access to, or aid in the destruction of, those systems.
linux
System Shutdown/Reboot - MacOs
informationalAdversaries may shutdown/reboot systems to interrupt access to, or aid in the destruction of, those systems.
macos · process_creation
User Logoff Event
informationalDetects a user log-off activity. Could be used for example to correlate information during forensic investigations
windows
VSSAudit Security Event Source Registration
informationalDetects the registration of the security event source VSSAudit. It would usually trigger when volume shadow copy operations happen.
windows
Windows Defender Malware Detection History Deletion
informationalWindows Defender logs when the history of detected infections is deleted.
windows
Windows Spooler Service Suspicious Binary Load
informationalDetect DLL Load from Spooler Service backup folder. This behavior has been observed during the exploitation of the Print Spooler Vulnerability CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527 (PrinterNightmare).
windows · image_load
Windows Update Error
informationalDetects Windows update errors including installation failures and connection issues. Defenders should observe this in case critical update KBs aren't installed.
windows