Query: detection rule: Detects the creation of the "accepteula" key related to the Sysinternals tools being created from executables with the w
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the creation of the "accepteula" key related to the Sysinternals tools being created from executables with the w. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Suspicious Execution Of Renamed Sysinternals Tools - Registry id: f50f3c09-557d-492d-81db-9064a8d4e211 related: - id: 25ffa65d-76d8-4da5-a832-3f2b0136e133 type: derived - id: 8023f872-3f1d-4301-a384-801889917ab4 type: similar status: test description: 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) references: - Internal Research author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-24 modified: 2026-06-29 tags: - attack.resource-development - attack.t1588.002 logsource: product: windows category: registry_set detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: - \Active Directory Explorer - \Handle - \LiveKd - \ProcDump - \Process Explorer - \PsExec - \PsLoggedon - \PsLoglist - \PsPasswd - \PsPing - \PsService - \SDelete TargetObject|endswith: \EulaAccepted filter: Image|endswith: - \ADExplorer.exe - \ADExplorer64.exe - \ADExplorer64a.exe - \handle.exe - \handle64.exe - \handle64a.exe - \livekd.exe - \livekd64.exe - \procdump.exe - \procdump64.exe - \procdump64a.exe - \procexp.exe - \procexp64.exe - \procexp64a.exe - \PsExec.exe - \PsExec64.exe - \PsExec64a.exe - \PsLoggedon.exe - \PsLoggedon64.exe - \psloglist.exe - \psloglist64.exe - \psloglist64a.exe - \pspasswd.exe - \pspasswd64.exe - \pspasswd64a.exe - \PsPing.exe - \PsPing64.exe - \PsPing64a.exe - \PsService.exe - \PsService64.exe - \PsService64a.exe - \sdelete.exe condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_pua_sysinternals_renamed_execution_via_eula/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects wmiexec/dcomexec/atexec/smbexec from Impacket framework. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: HackTool - Potential Impacket Lateral Movement Activity id: 10c14723-61c7-4c75-92ca-9af245723ad2 related: - id: e31f89f7-36fb-4697-8ab6-48823708353b type: obsolete status: stable description: Detects wmiexec/dcomexec/atexec/smbexec from Impacket framework references: - https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket/blob/8b1a99f7c715702eafe3f24851817bb64721b156/examples/wmiexec.py - https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket/blob/8b1a99f7c715702eafe3f24851817bb64721b156/examples/atexec.py - https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket/blob/8b1a99f7c715702eafe3f24851817bb64721b156/examples/smbexec.py - https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket/blob/8b1a99f7c715702eafe3f24851817bb64721b156/examples/dcomexec.py - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/suspicious-cmd-execution-via-wmi.html author: Ecco, oscd.community, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, Tim Rauch date: 2019-09-03 modified: 2023-02-21 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1047 - attack.lateral-movement - attack.t1021.003 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_other: ParentImage|endswith: - \wmiprvse.exe - \mmc.exe - \explorer.exe - \services.exe CommandLine|contains|all: - cmd.exe - /Q - /c - \\\\127.0.0.1\\ - '&1' selection_atexec: ParentCommandLine|contains: - svchost.exe -k netsvcs - taskeng.exe CommandLine|contains|all: - cmd.exe - /C - Windows\Temp\ - '&1' condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high