SNAKE Malware Covert Store Registry Key

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects any registry event that targets the key 'SECURITY\\Policy\\Secrets\\n' which is a key related to SNAKE malware as described by CISA

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry Event" AND OBJECTNAME endswith "SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\n" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "SECURITY\Policy\Secrets" AND OBJECTVALUENAME = "n") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.OBJECTVALUENAME,Action1.ACCESSES,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES,Action1.INFORMATION

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)