Rule Library

Sigma Rules

1,414 rules found for "Nextron Systems"

3,731Total
3,132Detection
457Emerging
139Hunting
Detectionhightest

NetNTLM Downgrade Attack - Registry

Detects NetNTLM downgrade attack

WindowsRegistry Event
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Tue Mar 20windows
Detectionhightest

Shell Open Registry Keys Manipulation

Detects the shell open key manipulation (exefile and ms-settings) used for persistence and the pattern of UAC Bypass using fodhelper.exe, computerdefaults.exe, slui.exe via registry keys (e.g. UACMe 33 or 62)

WindowsRegistry Event
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 30windows
Detectioncriticaltest

Potential Credential Dumping Via LSASS SilentProcessExit Technique

Detects changes to the Registry in which a monitor program gets registered to dump the memory of the lsass.exe process

WindowsRegistry Event
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Feb 26windows
Detectioncriticaltest

Sticky Key Like Backdoor Usage - Registry

Detects the usage and installation of a backdoor that uses an option to register a malicious debugger for built-in tools that are accessible in the login screen

WindowsRegistry Event
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Thu Mar 15windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Run Key from Download

Detects the suspicious RUN keys created by software located in Download or temporary Outlook/Internet Explorer directories

WindowsRegistry Event
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Oct 01windows
Detectionhightest

DLL Load via LSASS

Detects a method to load DLL via LSASS process using an undocumented Registry key

WindowsRegistry Event
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Wed Oct 16windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

Registry Tampering by Potentially Suspicious Processes

Detects suspicious registry modifications made by suspicious processes such as script engine processes such as WScript, or CScript etc. These processes are rarely used for legitimate registry modifications, and their activity may indicate an attempt to modify the registry without using standard tools like regedit.exe or reg.exe, potentially for evasion and persistence.

WindowsRegistry Event
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 13windows
Detectionmediumtest

Enable Remote Connection Between Anonymous Computer - AllowAnonymousCallback

Detects enabling of the "AllowAnonymousCallback" registry value, which allows a remote connection between computers that do not have a trust relationship.

WindowsRegistry Set
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Fri Nov 03windows
Detectionmediumtest

Add Debugger Entry To AeDebug For Persistence

Detects when an attacker adds a new "Debugger" value to the "AeDebug" key in order to achieve persistence which will get invoked when an application crashes

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
Detectionhightest

Potential AMSI COM Server Hijacking

Detects changes to the AMSI come server registry key in order disable AMSI scanning functionalities. When AMSI attempts to starts its COM component, it will query its registered CLSID and return a non-existent COM server. This causes a load failure and prevents any scanning methods from being accessed, ultimately rendering AMSI useless

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Jan 04windows
Detectionhighexperimental

AMSI Disabled via Registry Modification

Detects attempts to disable AMSI (Anti-Malware Scan Interface) by modifying the AmsiEnable registry value. Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI) is a security feature in Windows that allows applications and services to integrate with anti-malware products for enhanced protection against malicious content. Adversaries may attempt to disable AMSI to evade detection by security software, allowing them to execute malicious scripts or code without being scanned.

WindowsRegistry Set
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Thu Dec 25windows
Detectionmediumtest

New BgInfo.EXE Custom DB Path Registry Configuration

Detects setting of a new registry database value related to BgInfo configuration. Attackers can for example set this value to save the results of the commands executed by BgInfo in order to exfiltrate information.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 16windows
Detectionmediumtest

New BgInfo.EXE Custom VBScript Registry Configuration

Detects setting of a new registry value related to BgInfo configuration, which can be abused to execute custom VBScript via "BgInfo.exe"

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 16windows
Detectionmediumtest

New BgInfo.EXE Custom WMI Query Registry Configuration

Detects setting of a new registry value related to BgInfo configuration, which can be abused to execute custom WMI query via "BgInfo.exe"

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 16windows
Detectionhightest

Bypass UAC Using SilentCleanup Task

Detects the setting of the environement variable "windir" to a non default value. Attackers often abuse this variable in order to trigger a UAC bypass via the "SilentCleanup" task. The SilentCleanup task located in %windir%\system32\cleanmgr.exe is an auto-elevated task that can be abused to elevate any file with administrator privileges without prompting UAC.

WindowsRegistry Set
François Hubaut+1Thu Jan 06windows
Detectionmediumtest

ClickOnce Trust Prompt Tampering

Detects changes to the ClickOnce trust prompt registry key in order to enable an installation from different locations such as the Internet.

WindowsRegistry Set
@serkinvalery+1Mon Jun 12windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Security Event Logging Disabled via MiniNt Registry Key - Registry Set

Detects the addition of the 'MiniNt' key to the registry. Upon a reboot, Windows Event Log service will stop writing events. Windows Event Log is a service that collects and stores event logs from the operating system and applications. It is an important component of Windows security and auditing. Adversary may want to disable this service to disable logging of security events which could be used to detect their activities.

WindowsRegistry Set
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Apr 09windows
Detectionhightest

Service Binary in Suspicious Folder

Detect the creation of a service with a service binary located in a suspicious directory

WindowsRegistry Set
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Mon May 02windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Windows Credential Guard Disabled - Registry

Detects attempts to disable Windows Credential Guard by setting registry values to 0. Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to isolate secrets so that only privileged system software can access them. Adversaries may disable Credential Guard to gain access to sensitive credentials stored in the system, such as NTLM hashes and Kerberos tickets, which can be used for lateral movement and privilege escalation.

WindowsRegistry Set
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Fri Dec 26windows
Detectionmediumtest

Windows Defender Exclusions Added - Registry

Detects the Setting of Windows Defender Exclusions

WindowsRegistry Set
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Tue Jul 06windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potentially Suspicious Desktop Background Change Via Registry

Detects registry value settings that would replace the user's desktop background. This is a common technique used by malware to change the desktop background to a ransom note or other image.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Thu Dec 21windows
Detectionhightest

Antivirus Filter Driver Disallowed On Dev Drive - Registry

Detects activity that indicates a user disabling the ability for Antivirus mini filter to inspect a "Dev Drive".

WindowsRegistry Set
kostastsale+1Sun Nov 05windows
Detectionhightest

Windows Hypervisor Enforced Code Integrity Disabled

Detects changes to the HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity registry key and the "Enabled" value being set to 0 in order to disable the Hypervisor Enforced Code Integrity feature. This allows an attacker to load unsigned and untrusted code to be run in the kernel

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Mar 14windows
Detectionhightest

Hypervisor Enforced Paging Translation Disabled

Detects changes to the "DisableHypervisorEnforcedPagingTranslation" registry value. Where the it is set to "1" in order to disable the Hypervisor Enforced Paging Translation feature.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Jul 05windows
Detectionhightest

Disabled Windows Defender Eventlog

Detects the disabling of the Windows Defender eventlog as seen in relation to Lockbit 3.0 infections

WindowsRegistry Set
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Jul 04windows
Detectionhightest

Potential AutoLogger Sessions Tampering

Detects tampering with autologger trace sessions which is a technique used by attackers to disable logging. The AutoLogger event tracing session records events up that occur early in the operating system boot process. Applications and device drivers can use the AutoLogger session to capture traces before the user logs in, and also used by security solutions as telemetry source. Adversaries may disable these sessions to evade detection and prevent security monitoring of early boot activities and system events.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Disable Internal Tools or Feature in Registry

Detects registry modifications that change features of internal Windows tools (malware like Agent Tesla uses this technique)

WindowsRegistry Set
François Hubaut+2Fri Mar 18windows
Detectionhightest

Disable Macro Runtime Scan Scope

Detects tampering with the MacroRuntimeScanScope registry key to disable runtime scanning of enabled macros

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Oct 25windows
Detectionhightest

Windows Defender Service Disabled - Registry

Detects when an attacker or tool disables the Windows Defender service (WinDefend) via the registry

WindowsRegistry Set
Ján Trenčanský+3Mon Aug 01windows
Detectionhightest

Disable Windows Event Logging Via Registry

Detects tampering with the "Enabled" registry key in order to disable Windows logging of a Windows event channel

WindowsRegistry Set
François Hubaut+1Mon Jul 04windows
Detectionmediumtest

Persistence Via Disk Cleanup Handler - Autorun

Detects when an attacker modifies values of the Disk Cleanup Handler in the registry to achieve persistence via autorun. The disk cleanup manager is part of the operating system. It displays the dialog box […] The user has the option of enabling or disabling individual handlers by selecting or clearing their check box in the disk cleanup manager's UI. Although Windows comes with a number of disk cleanup handlers, they aren't designed to handle files produced by other applications. Instead, the disk cleanup manager is designed to be flexible and extensible by enabling any developer to implement and register their own disk cleanup handler. Any developer can extend the available disk cleanup services by implementing and registering a disk cleanup handler.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
Detectionhightest

New DNS ServerLevelPluginDll Installed

Detects the installation of a DNS plugin DLL via ServerLevelPluginDll parameter in registry, which can be used to execute code in context of the DNS server (restart required)

WindowsRegistry Set
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon May 08windows
Detectionmediumtest

Periodic Backup For System Registry Hives Enabled

Detects the enabling of the "EnablePeriodicBackup" registry value. Once enabled, The OS will backup System registry hives on restarts to the "C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack" folder. Windows creates a "RegIdleBackup" task to manage subsequent backups. Registry backup was a default behavior on Windows and was disabled as of "Windows 10, version 1803".

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Jul 01windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Application Allowed Through Exploit Guard

Detects applications being added to the "allowed applications" list of exploit guard in order to bypass controlled folder settings

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 05windows
Detectionhighexperimental

FileFix - Command Evidence in TypedPaths

Detects commonly-used chained commands and strings in the most recent 'url' value of the 'TypedPaths' key, which could be indicative of a user being targeted by the FileFix technique.

WindowsRegistry Set
Alfie Champion (delivr.to)+1Sat Jul 05windows
Detectionhightest

Add Debugger Entry To Hangs Key For Persistence

Detects when an attacker adds a new "Debugger" value to the "Hangs" key in order to achieve persistence which will get invoked when an application crashes

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
Detectionhightest

Persistence Via Hhctrl.ocx

Detects when an attacker modifies the registry value of the "hhctrl" to point to a custom binary

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
Detectionhightest

Hide Schedule Task Via Index Value Tamper

Detects when the "index" value of a scheduled task is modified from the registry Which effectively hides it from any tooling such as "schtasks /query" (Read the referenced link for more information about the effects of this technique)

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 26windows
Detectionhightest

Driver Added To Disallowed Images In HVCI - Registry

Detects changes to the "HVCIDisallowedImages" registry value to potentially add a driver to the list, in order to prevent it from loading.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Dec 05windows
Detectionhightest

IE ZoneMap Setting Downgraded To MyComputer Zone For HTTP Protocols

Detects changes to Internet Explorer's (IE / Windows Internet properties) ZoneMap configuration of the "HTTP" and "HTTPS" protocols to point to the "My Computer" zone. This allows downloaded files from the Internet to be granted the same level of trust as files stored locally.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Sep 05windows
Detectionhightest

Uncommon Extension In Keyboard Layout IME File Registry Value

Detects usage of Windows Input Method Editor (IME) keyboard layout feature, which allows an attacker to load a DLL into the process after sending the WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST message. Before doing this, the client needs to register the DLL in a special registry key that is assumed to implement this keyboard layout. This registry key should store a value named "Ime File" with a DLL path. IMEs are essential for languages that have more characters than can be represented on a standard keyboard, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

WindowsRegistry Set
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Tue Nov 21windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Path In Keyboard Layout IME File Registry Value

Detects usage of Windows Input Method Editor (IME) keyboard layout feature, which allows an attacker to load a DLL into the process after sending the WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST message. Before doing this, the client needs to register the DLL in a special registry key that is assumed to implement this keyboard layout. This registry key should store a value named "Ime File" with a DLL path. IMEs are essential for languages that have more characters than can be represented on a standard keyboard, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

WindowsRegistry Set
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Tue Nov 21windows
Detectionmediumtest

Internet Explorer DisableFirstRunCustomize Enabled

Detects changes to the Internet Explorer "DisableFirstRunCustomize" value, which prevents Internet Explorer from running the first run wizard the first time a user starts the browser after installing Internet Explorer or Windows.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue May 16windows
Detectionhightest

New Netsh Helper DLL Registered From A Suspicious Location

Detects changes to the Netsh registry key to add a new DLL value that is located on a suspicious location. This change might be an indication of a potential persistence attempt by adding a malicious Netsh helper

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Nov 28windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Credential Dumping Attempt Using New NetworkProvider - REG

Detects when an attacker tries to add a new network provider in order to dump clear text credentials, similar to how the NPPSpy tool does it

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 23windows
Detectionlowtest

New ODBC Driver Registered

Detects the registration of a new ODBC driver.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue May 23windows
Detectionhightest

Potentially Suspicious ODBC Driver Registered

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

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue May 23windows
Detectionhightest

Trust Access Disable For VBApplications

Detects registry changes to Microsoft Office "AccessVBOM" to a value of "1" which disables trust access for VBA on the victim machine and lets attackers execute malicious macros without any Microsoft Office warnings.

WindowsRegistry Set
Trent Liffick+1Fri May 22windows