File Encryption/Decryption Via Gpg4win From Suspicious Locations
Detects usage of Gpg4win to encrypt/decrypt files located in potentially suspicious locations.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| blogs.vmware.com/security/2022/11/batloader-the-evasive-downloader-malware.html | 5 |
| news.sophos.com/en-us/2022/01/19/zloader-installs-remote-access-backdoors-and-delivers-cobalt-strike/ | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- e1e0b7d7-e10b-4ee4-ac49-a4bda05d320d
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1