Convert indexed Sigma rules into analyst-ready detections.

title: Control Panel Items
id: 0ba863e6-def5-4e50-9cea-4dd8c7dc46a4
status: test
description: Detects the malicious use of a control panel item
references:
    - https://ired.team/offensive-security/code-execution/code-execution-through-control-panel-add-ins
author: Kyaw Min Thein, Furkan Caliskan (@caliskanfurkan_)
date: 2020-06-22
modified: 2023-10-11
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.execution
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1218.002
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1546
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection_reg_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'reg.exe'
    selection_reg_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'add'
            - 'CurrentVersion\Control Panel\CPLs'
    selection_cpl:
        CommandLine|endswith: '.cpl'
    filter_cpl_sys:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '\System32\'
            - '%System%'
            - '|C:\Windows\system32|'
    filter_cpl_igfx:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'regsvr32 '
            - ' /s '
            - 'igfxCPL.cpl'
    condition: all of selection_reg_* or (selection_cpl and not 1 of filter_cpl_*)
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high