Regsvr32 Execution From Potential Suspicious Location

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects execution of regsvr32 where the DLL is located in a potentially suspicious location.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\regsvr32.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "REGSVR32.EXE") AND COMMANDLINE contains ":\ProgramData\,:\Temp\,:\Users\Public\,:\Windows\Temp\,\AppData\Local\Temp\,\AppData\Roaming" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)