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Potential Persistence Attempt Via Run Keys Using Reg.EXE
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
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Potential Persistence Attempt Via Run Keys Using Reg.EXE
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Potential Persistence Attempt Via Run Keys Using Reg.EXE
id: de587dce-915e-4218-aac4-835ca6af6f70
status: test
description: Detects suspicious command line reg.exe tool adding key to RUN key in Registry
references:
- https://app.any.run/tasks/9c0f37bc-867a-4314-b685-e101566766d7/
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/setupapi/run-and-runonce-registry-keys
- https://github.com/HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks/blob/e4c7b21b8f36c97c35b7c622732b38a189ce18f7/src/windows-hardening/windows-local-privilege-escalation/privilege-escalation-with-autorun-binaries.md
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-06-28
modified: 2025-02-17
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1547.001
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'reg'
- ' add '
CommandLine|contains:
- 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- '\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- '\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate software automatically (mostly, during installation) sets up autorun keys for legitimate reasons.
- Legitimate administrator sets up autorun keys for legitimate reasons.
- Discord
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_add_run_key/info.yml
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_add_run_key.yml