Forest Blizzard APT - Custom Protocol Handler DLL Registry Set

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the setting of the DLL that handles the custom protocol handler. Seen being created by Forest Blizzard APT as reported by MSFT.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry value modified" AND (OBJECTNAME contains "\CLSID\{026CC6D7-34B2-33D5-B551-CA31EB6CE345}\Server" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\CLSID\{026CC6D7-34B2-33D5-B551-CA31EB6CE345}" AND OBJECTVALUENAME startswith "Server")) AND INFORMATION endswith ".dll" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)