Rule Library

Sigma Rules

1,414 rules found for "Nextron Systems"

3,731Total
3,132Detection
457Emerging
139Hunting
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Microsoft Office Protected View Disabled

Detects changes to Microsoft Office protected view registry keys with which the attacker disables this feature.

WindowsRegistry Set
François Hubaut+1Tue Jun 08windows
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Python Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel - Registry

Detects changes to the registry value "PythonFunctionWarnings" that would prevent any warnings or alerts from showing when Python functions are about to be executed. Threat actors could run malicious code through the new Microsoft Excel feature that allows Python to run within the spreadsheet.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 23windows
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Potential Persistence Via Outlook LoadMacroProviderOnBoot Setting

Detects the modification of Outlook setting "LoadMacroProviderOnBoot" which if enabled allows the automatic loading of any configured VBA project/module

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Apr 05windows
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Outlook EnableUnsafeClientMailRules Setting Enabled - Registry

Detects an attacker trying to enable the outlook security setting "EnableUnsafeClientMailRules" which allows outlook to run applications or execute macros

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 08windows
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Uncommon Microsoft Office Trusted Location Added

Detects changes to registry keys related to "Trusted Location" of Microsoft Office where the path is set to something uncommon. Attackers might add additional trusted locations to avoid macro security restrictions.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Jun 21windows
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Macro Enabled In A Potentially Suspicious Document

Detects registry changes to Office trust records where the path is located in a potentially suspicious location

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Jun 21windows
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Office Macros Warning Disabled

Detects registry changes to Microsoft Office "VBAWarning" to a value of "1" which enables the execution of all macros, whether signed or unsigned.

WindowsRegistry Set
Trent Liffick+1Fri May 22windows
Detectionlowtest

MaxMpxCt Registry Value Changed

Detects changes to the "MaxMpxCt" registry value. MaxMpxCt specifies the maximum outstanding network requests for the server per client, which is used when negotiating a Server Message Block (SMB) connection with a client. Note if the value is set beyond 125 older Windows 9x clients will fail to negotiate. Ransomware threat actors and operators (specifically BlackCat) were seen increasing this value in order to handle a higher volume of traffic.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Mar 19windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Persistence Via New AMSI Providers - Registry

Detects when an attacker adds a new AMSI provider via the Windows Registry to bypass AMSI (Antimalware Scan Interface) protections. Attackers may add custom AMSI providers to persist on the system and evade detection by security software that relies on AMSI for scanning scripts and other content. This technique is often used in conjunction with fileless malware and script-based attacks to maintain persistence while avoiding detection.

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

Potential Persistence Via AppCompat RegisterAppRestart Layer

Detects the setting of the REGISTERAPPRESTART compatibility layer on an application. This compatibility layer allows an application to register for restart using the "RegisterApplicationRestart" API. This can be potentially abused as a persistence mechanism.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Jan 01windows
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Potential Persistence Via App Paths Default Property

Detects changes to the "Default" property for keys located in the \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ registry. Which might be used as a method of persistence The entries found under App Paths are used primarily for the following purposes. First, to map an application's executable file name to that file's fully qualified path. Second, to prepend information to the PATH environment variable on a per-application, per-process basis.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 10windows
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Potential Persistence Via AutodialDLL

Detects change the the "AutodialDLL" key which could be used as a persistence method to load custom DLL via the "ws2_32" library

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 10windows
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Potential Persistence Via CHM Helper DLL

Detects when an attacker modifies the registry key "HtmlHelp Author" to achieve persistence

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

COM Object Hijacking Via Modification Of Default System CLSID Default Value

Detects potential COM object hijacking via modification of default system CLSID.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Jul 16windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Persistence Via Custom Protocol Handler

Detects potential persistence activity via the registering of a new custom protocole handlers. While legitimate applications register protocole handlers often times during installation. And attacker can abuse this by setting a custom handler to be used as a persistence mechanism.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon May 30windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Persistence Via Event Viewer Events.asp

Detects potential registry persistence technique using the Event Viewer "Events.asp" technique

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Feb 17windows
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Potential Persistence Via GlobalFlags

Detects registry persistence technique using the GlobalFlags and SilentProcessExit keys

WindowsRegistry Set
Karneades+2Wed Apr 11windows
Detectionmediumtest

Register New IFiltre For Persistence

Detects when an attacker registers a new IFilter for an extension. Microsoft Windows Search uses filters to extract the content of items for inclusion in a full-text index. You can extend Windows Search to index new or proprietary file types by writing filters to extract the content, and property handlers to extract the properties of files.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
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Potential Persistence Via LSA Extensions

Detects when an attacker modifies the "REG_MULTI_SZ" value named "Extensions" to include a custom DLL to achieve persistence via lsass. The "Extensions" list contains filenames of DLLs being automatically loaded by lsass.exe. Each DLL has its InitializeLsaExtension() method called after loading.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
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Potential Persistence Via Mpnotify

Detects when an attacker register a new SIP provider for persistence and defense evasion

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
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Potential Persistence Via MyComputer Registry Keys

Detects modification to the "Default" value of the "MyComputer" key and subkeys to point to a custom binary that will be launched whenever the associated action is executed (see reference section for example)

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 09windows
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Potential Persistence Via DLLPathOverride

Detects when an attacker adds a new "DLLPathOverride" value to the "Natural Language" key in order to achieve persistence which will get invoked by "SearchIndexer.exe" process

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
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Suspicious Shim Database Patching Activity

Detects installation of new shim databases that try to patch sections of known processes for potential process injection or persistence.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 01windows
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Potential Persistence Via Shim Database In Uncommon Location

Detects the installation of a new shim database where the file is located in a non-default location

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 01windows
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Potential Persistence Via TypedPaths

Detects modification addition to the 'TypedPaths' key in the user or admin registry from a non standard application. Which might indicate persistence attempt

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 22windows
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Potential Attachment Manager Settings Associations Tamper

Detects tampering with attachment manager settings policies associations to lower the default file type risks (See reference for more information)

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 01windows
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Potential Attachment Manager Settings Attachments Tamper

Detects tampering with attachment manager settings policies attachments (See reference for more information)

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

Potential ClickFix Execution Pattern - Registry

Detects potential ClickFix malware execution patterns by monitoring registry modifications in RunMRU keys containing HTTP/HTTPS links. ClickFix is known to be distributed through phishing campaigns and uses techniques like clipboard hijacking and fake CAPTCHA pages. Through the fakecaptcha pages, the adversary tricks users into opening the Run dialog box and pasting clipboard-hijacked content, such as one-liners that execute remotely hosted malicious files or scripts.

WindowsRegistry Set
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Tue Mar 25windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Registry Modification for OCI DLL Redirection

Detects registry modifications related to 'OracleOciLib' and 'OracleOciLibPath' under 'MSDTC' settings. Threat actors may modify these registry keys to redirect the loading of 'oci.dll' to a malicious DLL, facilitating phantom DLL hijacking via the MSDTC service.

WindowsRegistry Set
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Sat Jan 24windows
Detectionlowtest

PowerShell Script Execution Policy Enabled

Detects the enabling of the PowerShell script execution policy. Once enabled, this policy allows scripts to be executed.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Wed Oct 18windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential PowerShell Execution Policy Tampering

Detects changes to the PowerShell execution policy in order to bypass signing requirements for script execution

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Jan 11windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious PowerShell In Registry Run Keys

Detects potential PowerShell commands or code within registry run keys

WindowsRegistry Set
François Hubaut+1Thu Mar 17windows
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Suspicious Execution Of Renamed Sysinternals Tools - Registry

Detects the creation of the "accepteula" key related to the Sysinternals tools being created from executables with the wrong name (e.g. a renamed Sysinternals tool)

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 24windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - Sysinternals Tools Execution - Registry

Detects the execution of some potentially unwanted tools such as PsExec, Procdump, etc. (part of the Sysinternals suite) via the creation of the "accepteula" registry key.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 24windows
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Usage of Renamed Sysinternals Tools - RegistrySet

Detects non-sysinternals tools setting the "accepteula" key which normally is set on sysinternals tool execution

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 24windows
Detectionlowtest

ETW Logging Disabled For rpcrt4.dll

Detects changes to the "ExtErrorInformation" key in order to disable ETW logging for rpcrt4.dll

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Dec 09windows
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Potentially Suspicious Command Executed Via Run Dialog Box - Registry

Detects execution of commands via the run dialog box on Windows by checking values of the "RunMRU" registry key. This technique was seen being abused by threat actors to deceive users into pasting and executing malicious commands, often disguised as CAPTCHA verification steps.

WindowsRegistry Set
Ahmed Farouk+1Fri Nov 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential SentinelOne Shell Context Menu Scan Command Tampering

Detects potentially suspicious changes to the SentinelOne context menu scan command by a process other than SentinelOne.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Mar 06windows
Detectionlowtest

ETW Logging Disabled For SCM

Detects changes to the "TracingDisabled" key in order to disable ETW logging for services.exe (SCM)

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Dec 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

Persistence Via New SIP Provider

Detects when an attacker register a new SIP provider for persistence and defense evasion

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 21windows
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Tamper With Sophos AV Registry Keys

Detects tamper attempts to sophos av functionality via registry key modification

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Sep 02windows
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Hiding User Account Via SpecialAccounts Registry Key

Detects modifications to the registry key "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist" where the value is set to "0" in order to hide user account from being listed on the logon screen.

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jul 12windows
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Suspicious Environment Variable Has Been Registered

Detects the creation of user-specific or system-wide environment variables via the registry. Which contains suspicious commands and strings

WindowsRegistry Set
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Dec 20windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Keyboard Layout Load

Detects the keyboard preload installation with a suspicious keyboard layout, e.g. Chinese, Iranian or Vietnamese layout load in user session on systems maintained by US staff only

WindowsRegistry Set
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Oct 12windows
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Suspicious Printer Driver Empty Manufacturer

Detects a suspicious printer driver installation with an empty Manufacturer value

WindowsRegistry Set
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Wed Jul 01windows
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Registry Persistence via Explorer Run Key

Detects a possible persistence mechanism using RUN key for Windows Explorer and pointing to a suspicious folder

WindowsRegistry Set
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Wed Jul 18windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Suspicious Space Characters in RunMRU Registry Path - ClickFix

Detects the occurrence of numerous space characters in RunMRU registry paths, which may indicate execution via phishing lures using clickfix techniques to hide malicious commands in the Windows Run dialog box from naked eyes.

WindowsRegistry Set
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Tue Nov 04windows
Detectionhighexperimental

New RUN Key Pointing to Suspicious Folder

Detects suspicious new RUN key element pointing to an executable in a suspicious folder

WindowsRegistry Set
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+3Sat Aug 25windows