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Added more extensions that could be suspicious for Startup Folder - #5246

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Added more extensions that could be suspicious for Startup Folder#5246
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Summary of the Pull Request

According to Microsoft, threat actors used a .url internet shortcut that points to a JavaScript file in the Startup folder. As a result, I added the .url extension. While reviewing the rule, I also realized we could include more suspicious extensions, so I added them as well.

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update: Suspicious Startup Folder Persistence: add more suspicious extensions

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phantinuss force-pushed the startup_folder_persistence branch from c6874f1 to 341819b Compare October 17, 2025 09:28
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Pull Request Overview

Adds additional potentially suspicious file extensions (including .url and various script/module types) to a Windows Startup folder persistence detection rule and expands metadata (description, references, authors, tags).

  • Expanded description, references, authors, and ATT&CK tagging.
  • Broadened extension list (added .cmd, .js, .jse, .lnk, .psd1, .psm1, .url, .vba, .wsf, etc.).
  • Updated modified date and tags.

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@phantinuss phantinuss added Author Input Required changes the require information from original author of the rules and removed Ready to Merge labels Oct 17, 2025
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@swachchhanda000 swachchhanda000 added Ready to Merge and removed Author Input Required changes the require information from original author of the rules labels Oct 17, 2025
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swachchhanda000 merged commit 28e19f3 into SigmaHQ:master Oct 20, 2025
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swachchhanda000 added a commit to montysecurity/sigma that referenced this pull request Nov 19, 2025
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update: Suspicious Startup Folder Persistence: add more suspicious extensions
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