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Registry key added with reg.exe (Sysmon)

Group by
_time, host
Source
github.com/anvilogic-forge/armory

Reg is a Windows utility used to interact with the Windows Registry. It can be used at the command-line interface to add information

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Persistence
Defense Impairment

References

Telemetry coverage

ProviderRecord / event type
SysmonEvent ID 1: Process creation

Rule body

id: '6732.8200'
title: Registry key added with reg.exe
description: 'Reg is a Windows utility used to interact with the Windows Registry.
  It can be used at the command-line interface to add information. -- Threat Actor
  Association: APT35/Phosphorus/Magic Hound, APT37, APT41, FIN6, Flax Typhoon, Gorgon
  Group, Harvester, Lazarus, TA428, UNC2465, Vice Society, Witchetty -- Software Association:
  BianLian, BlackByte, Blackcat/ALPHV, Conti, Hive, Lorenz, Prestige, SmokedHAM, Snatch,
  Sodinokibi/REvil, Remcos, WIRTE, Vice Society, XingLocker, Zumkong -- Atomics T1021.001
  Test #4 Atomics T1546.010 Test #1'
logic_format: Splunk
logic: '`get_endpoint_data` `get_endpoint_data_sysmon` (TERM(EventCode=1) OR "<EventID>1<")
  "reg" ("add" OR "import") | table _time, host, user user, process, process_*, parent_*
  | bin span=1s | stats values(*) as * by _time, host '
techniques:
- defense-evasion:modify registry
technique_id: 
- T1112
data_category:
- Windows Sysmon
- Process command-line parameters
references:
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-rancor-targeted-attacks-south-east-asia-using-plaintee-ddkong-malware-families/

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: search

`get_endpoint_data` `get_endpoint_data_sysmon` (TERM(EventCode=1) OR "<EventID>1<") "reg" ("add" OR "import")

Stage 2: table

| table _time, host, user user, process, process_*, parent_*

Stage 3: bucket

| bin span=1s

Stage 4: stats

| stats values(*) as * by _time, host

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

FieldKindValuesSearch
EventCodeeq
  • 1 corpus 241 (splunk 225, kusto 15, elastic 1)
field:"EventID" kind:eq value:"1"

Search terms

These SPL tokens match against raw event text.

StageTerm
1"<EventID>1<"
1"reg"
1"add"
1"import"