Threat Huntlowtest
Shell Context Menu Command Tampering
Detects changes to shell context menu commands. Use this rule to hunt for potential anomalies and suspicious shell commands.
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Mar 06868df2d1-0939-4562-83a7-27408c4a1adawindows
Hunting Hypothesis
Log Source
WindowsRegistry Set
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryRegistry Set← raw: registry_set
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
TargetObject|contains|all:
- '\Software\Classes\'
- '\shell\'
- '\command\'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Likely from new software installation suggesting to add context menu items. Such as "PowerShell", "Everything", "Git", etc.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Other
detection.threat-hunting
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
868df2d1-0939-4562-83a7-27408c4a1ada
Status
test
Level
low
Type
Threat Hunt
Created
Wed Mar 06
Path
rules-threat-hunting/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_shell_context_menu_tampering.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistencedetection.threat-hunting