Query: detect Detects the creation of the "accepteula" key related to the Sysinternals tools being created from executables with the w in logs
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 potentially highly relevant antivirus events in the application log based on known virus signature names and mal. Logsource: windows / application. Rule: title: Relevant Anti-Virus Signature Keywords In Application Log id: 78bc5783-81d9-4d73-ac97-59f6db4f72a8 status: test description: 'Detects potentially highly relevant antivirus events in the application log based on known virus signature names and malware keywords. ' references: - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/13828b390d5f58b002e808c2c4f02fdd920e236cc8015480fa33b6c1a9300e31 - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/15b57c1b68cd6ce3c161042e0f3be9f32d78151fe95461eedc59a79fc222c7ed - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/5092b2672b4cb87a8dd1c2e6047b487b95995ad8ed5e9fc217f46b8bfb1b8c01 - https://www.nextron-systems.com/?s=antivirus author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Arnim Rupp date: 2017-02-19 modified: 2024-12-25 tags: - attack.resource-development - attack.t1588 logsource: product: windows service: application detection: keywords: - Adfind - 'ASP/BackDoor ' - ATK/ - Backdoor.ASP - Backdoor.Cobalt - Backdoor.JSP - Backdoor.PHP - Blackworm - Brutel - BruteR - Chopper - Cobalt - COBEACON - Cometer - CRYPTES - Cryptor - Destructor - DumpCreds - Exploit.Script.CVE - FastReverseProxy - Filecoder - 'GrandCrab ' - HackTool - HKTL - HTool- - /HTool - .HTool - IISExchgSpawnCMD - Impacket - 'JSP/BackDoor ' - Keylogger - Koadic - Krypt - Lazagne - Metasploit - Meterpreter - MeteTool - mikatz - Mimikatz - Mpreter - MsfShell - Nighthawk - Packed.Generic.347 - PentestPowerShell - Phobos - 'PHP/BackDoor ' - Potato - PowerSploit - PowerSSH - PshlSpy - PSWTool - PWCrack - PWDump - Ransom - Rozena - Ryzerlo - Sbelt - Seatbelt - 'SecurityTool ' - SharpDump - Shellcode - Sliver - Splinter - Swrort - Tescrypt - TeslaCrypt - TurtleLoader - Valyria - Webshell filter_optional_generic: - anti_ransomware_service.exe - Anti-Ransomware - Crack - cyber-protect-service.exe - encryptor - Keygen filter_optional_information: Level: 4 filter_optional_restartmanager: Provider_Name: Microsoft-Windows-RestartManager condition: keywords and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Some software piracy tools (key generators, cracks) are classified as hack tools level: high