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Potentially Suspicious ODBC Driver Registered

Detects the registration of a new ODBC driver where the driver is located in a potentially suspicious location

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Tue May 23Updated Thu Aug 17e4d22291-f3d5-4b78-9a0c-a1fbaf32a6a4windows
Log Source
WindowsRegistry Set
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryRegistry Set← raw: registry_set
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\'
        TargetObject|endswith:
            - '\Driver'
            - '\Setup'
        Details|contains:
            - ':\PerfLogs\'
            - ':\ProgramData\'
            - ':\Temp\'
            - ':\Users\Public\'
            - ':\Windows\Registration\CRMLog'
            - ':\Windows\System32\com\dmp\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\FxsTmp\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\spool\SERVERS\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks_Migrated\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\com\dmp\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\FxsTmp\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\'
            - ':\Windows\Tasks\'
            - ':\Windows\Temp\'
            - ':\Windows\Tracing\'
            - '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
            - '\AppData\Roaming\'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unlikely

False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
e4d22291-f3d5-4b78-9a0c-a1fbaf32a6a4
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Tue May 23
Modified
Thu Aug 17
Path
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_odbc_driver_registered_susp.yml
Raw Tags
attack.credential-accessattack.persistenceattack.t1003
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