SafeBoot Registry Key Deleted Via Reg.EXE

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects execution of "reg.exe" commands with the "delete" flag on safe boot registry keys. Often used by attacker to prevent safeboot execution of security products

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "reg.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "reg.exe") AND (COMMANDLINE contains " delete " AND COMMANDLINE contains "\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Tim Shelton