Potential Configuration And Service Reconnaissance Via Reg.EXE
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects the usage of "reg.exe" in order to query reconnaissance information from the registry. Adversaries may interact with the Windows registry to gather information about credentials, the system, configuration, and installed software.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\reg.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "reg.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains "query" AND COMMANDLINE contains "currentVersion\windows,winlogon\,currentVersion\shellServiceObjectDelayLoad,currentVersion\run,currentVersion\policies\explorer\run,currentcontrolset\services" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community
