Data Copied To Clipboard Via Clip.EXE — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: frack113. Source status: test; severity: low. Source dates: 2021-07-27 / 2023-02-21.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: 254678f691f8678df1d5ec600a58d94156345b071e52ab961dc1fa7eccc63898

Detection logic

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title: Data Copied To Clipboard Via Clip.EXE
id: ddeff553-5233-4ae9-bbab-d64d2bd634be
status: test
description: Detects the execution of clip.exe in order to copy data to the clipboard. Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/clip
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1115/T1115.md
author: frack113
date: 2021-07-27
modified: 2023-02-21
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1115
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Image|endswith: '\clip.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: clip.exe
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_clip_execution/info.yml
simulation:
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Utilize Clipboard to store or execute commands from
      technique: T1115
      atomic_guid: 0cd14633-58d4-4422-9ede-daa2c9474ae7

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False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/clip
• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1115/T1115.md