Query: Sigma YAML for windows / registry_set
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects modification of Windows Registry Classes keys used for persistence. Adversaries modify these autostart extensibi. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Classes Autorun Keys Modification id: 9df5f547-c86a-433e-b533-f2794357e242 related: - id: 17f878b8-9968-4578-b814-c4217fc5768c type: obsolete status: test description: 'Detects modification of Windows Registry Classes keys used for persistence. Adversaries modify these autostart extensibility points (ASEP) to execute malicious code when file types are opened or actions are performed. Various legitimate software also uses these keys. Currently, this rule only filters out known legitimate software paths, thus it is recommended to review and tune filters for your environment to reduce false positives before deploying to production. ' references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1547.001/T1547.001.md - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns - https://gist.github.com/GlebSukhodolskiy/0fc5fa5f482903064b448890db1eaf9d author: Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Tim Shelton, frack113 (split) date: 2019-10-25 modified: 2025-10-22 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1547.001 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection_classes_base: TargetObject|contains: \Software\Classes selection_classes_target: TargetObject|contains: - \Folder\ShellEx\ExtShellFolderViews - \Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers - \Folder\Shellex\ColumnHandlers - \Filter - \Exefile\Shell\Open\Command\(Default) - \Directory\Shellex\DragDropHandlers - \Directory\Shellex\CopyHookHandlers - \CLSID\{AC757296-3522-4E11-9862-C17BE5A1767E}\Instance - \CLSID\{ABE3B9A4-257D-4B97-BD1A-294AF496222E}\Instance - \CLSID\{7ED96837-96F0-4812-B211-F13C24117ED3}\Instance - \CLSID\{083863F1-70DE-11d0-BD40-00A0C911CE86}\Instance - \Classes\AllFileSystemObjects\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers - \.exe - \.cmd - \ShellEx\PropertySheetHandlers - \ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers filter_main_drivers: Image: C:\Windows\System32\drvinst.exe filter_main_empty: Details: (Empty) filter_main_null: Details: null filter_main_svchost: Image: C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe TargetObject|contains: \lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ filter_optional_msoffice: Details: '{807583E5-5146-11D5-A672-00B0D022E945}' condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Legitimate software automatically (mostly, during installation) sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason - Legitimate admi
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects files dropped by Winnti as described in RedMimicry Winnti playbook. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Potential Winnti Dropper Activity id: 130c9e58-28ac-4f83-8574-0a4cc913b97e status: test description: Detects files dropped by Winnti as described in RedMimicry Winnti playbook references: - https://redmimicry.com/posts/redmimicry-winnti/#dropper author: Alexander Rausch date: 2020-06-24 modified: 2023-01-05 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1027 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection: TargetFilename|endswith: - \gthread-3.6.dll - \sigcmm-2.4.dll - \Windows\Temp\tmp.bat condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high