Query: alert when Detects remote RPC calls to modify the registry and possible execute code
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects remote RPC calls to modify the registry and possible execute code. Logsource: rpc_firewall / application. Rule: title: Remote Registry Lateral Movement id: 35c55673-84ca-4e99-8d09-e334f3c29539 status: test description: Detects remote RPC calls to modify the registry and possible execute code references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-rrp/0fa3191d-bb79-490a-81bd-54c2601b7a78 - https://github.com/jsecurity101/MSRPC-to-ATTACK/blob/ddd4608fe8684fcf2fcf9b48c5f0b3c28097f8a3/documents/MS-RRP.md - https://github.com/zeronetworks/rpcfirewall - https://zeronetworks.com/blog/stopping-lateral-movement-via-the-rpc-firewall/ author: Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz date: 2022-01-01 tags: - attack.lateral-movement - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1112 - attack.persistence logsource: product: rpc_firewall category: application definition: 'Requirements: install and apply the RPC Firewall to all processes with "audit:true action:block uuid:338cd001-2244-31f1-aaaa-900038001003"' detection: selection: EventLog: RPCFW EventID: 3 InterfaceUuid: 338cd001-2244-31f1-aaaa-900038001003 OpNum: - 6 - 7 - 8 - 13 - 18 - 19 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 35 condition: selection falsepositives: - Remote administration of registry values level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects attempts to query system information directly from the Windows Registry.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: System Information Discovery via Registry Queries id: 0022869c-49f7-4ff2-ba03-85ac42ddac58 status: experimental description: Detects attempts to query system information directly from the Windows Registry. references: - https://cert.gov.ua/article/6277849 - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/75fa21076dcefa348a7521403cdd6bfc4e88623c/atomics/T1082/T1082.md - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/75fa21076dcefa348a7521403cdd6bfc4e88623c/atomics/T1124/T1124.md author: lazarg date: 2025-06-12 modified: 2025-10-25 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1082 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_cmd_reg: Image|endswith: \reg.exe CommandLine|contains: query CommandLine|contains|windash: -v selection_cmd_powershell: Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe CommandLine|contains: - Get-ItemPropertyValue - gpv selection_keys: CommandLine|contains: - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall - \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation - \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services condition: 1 of selection_cmd_* and selection_keys falsepositives: - Unlikely level: low regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_discovery_via_reg_queries/info.yml simulation: - type: atomic-red-team name: System Information Discovery technique: T1010 atomic_guid: 66703791-c902-4560-8770-42b8a91f7667 - type: atomic-red-team name: Discover OS Product Name via Registry technique: T1082 atomic_guid: be3b5fe3-a575-4fb8-83f6-ad4a68dd5ce7 - type: atomic-red-team name: Discover OS Build Number via Registry technique: T1082 atomic_guid: acfcd709-0013-4f1e-b9ee-bc1e7bafaaec