Exports Registry Key To a File

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the export of the target Registry key to a file.

Severity

Attention

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ((PROCESSNAME endswith "\regedit.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "REGEDIT.EXE") AND COMMANDLINE contains " -E , /E , –E , —E , ―E ") AND (COMMANDLINE notcontains "hklm,hkey_local_machine" OR COMMANDLINE notendswith "\system,\sam,\security") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Oddvar Moe, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community