Query: detect Detects suspicious command line reg.exe tool adding key to RUN key in Registry in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious command line reg.exe tool adding key to RUN key in Registry. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Persistence Attempt Via Run Keys Using Reg.EXE id: de587dce-915e-4218-aac4-835ca6af6f70 status: test description: Detects suspicious command line reg.exe tool adding key to RUN key in Registry references: - https://app.any.run/tasks/9c0f37bc-867a-4314-b685-e101566766d7/ - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/setupapi/run-and-runonce-registry-keys - https://github.com/HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks/blob/e4c7b21b8f36c97c35b7c622732b38a189ce18f7/src/windows-hardening/windows-local-privilege-escalation/privilege-escalation-with-autorun-binaries.md author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-06-28 modified: 2025-02-17 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1547.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: \reg.exe CommandLine|contains|all: - reg - ' add ' CommandLine|contains: - Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run - \Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run - \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate software automatically (mostly, during installation) sets up autorun keys for legitimate reasons. - Legitimate administrator sets up autorun keys for legitimate reasons. - Discord level: medium regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_add_run_key/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of TruffleHog, a tool used to search for secrets in different platforms like Git, Jira, Slack, SharePo. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PUA - TruffleHog Execution id: 44030449-b0df-4c94-aae1-502359ab28ee related: - id: d7a650c4-226c-451e-948f-cc490db506aa type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects execution of TruffleHog, a tool used to search for secrets in different platforms like Git, Jira, Slack, SharePoint, etc. that could be used maliciously. While it is a legitimate tool, intended for use in CI pipelines and security assessments, It was observed in the Shai-Hulud malware campaign targeting npm packages to steal sensitive information. ' references: - https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog - https://www.getsafety.com/blog-posts/shai-hulud-npm-attack author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-09-24 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.credential-access - attack.t1083 - attack.t1552.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: Image|endswith: \trufflehog.exe selection_cli_platform: CommandLine|contains: - ' docker --image ' - ' Git ' - ' GitHub ' - ' Jira ' - ' Slack ' - ' Confluence ' - ' SharePoint ' - ' s3 ' - ' gcs ' selection_cli_verified: CommandLine|contains: ' --results=verified' condition: selection_img or all of selection_cli_* falsepositives: - Legitimate use of TruffleHog by security teams or developers. level: medium regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_trufflehog/info.yml