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Suspicious Regsvr32 Execution From Remote Share
Detects REGSVR32.exe to execute DLL hosted on remote shares
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
Rule body
title: Suspicious Regsvr32 Execution From Remote Share
id: 88a87a10-384b-4ad7-8871-2f9bf9259ce5
status: test
description: Detects REGSVR32.exe to execute DLL hosted on remote shares
references:
- https://thedfirreport.com/2022/10/31/follina-exploit-leads-to-domain-compromise/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-10-31
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218.010
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\regsvr32.exe'
- OriginalFileName: '\REGSVR32.EXE'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains: ' \\\\'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
# Decrease to medium if this is something common in your org
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
all of selection_*Stage 1: selection_img
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\regsvr32.exe'
- OriginalFileName: '\REGSVR32.EXE'
Stage 2: selection_cli
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains: ' \\\\'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match value:" \\\\" |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with value:"\regsvr32.exe" |
OriginalFileName | eq |
| field:"OriginalFileName" kind:eq value:"\REGSVR32.EXE" |