Sigma rule: COM Hijack via Sdclt

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-9e0648aa7564, updated 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
COM Hijack via Sdclt
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Omkar Gudhate
Date
2020-09-27
Modified
2023-09-28
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_comhijack_sdclt.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects changes to 'HKCU\Software\Classes\Folder\shell\open\command\DelegateExecute'

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Classes\Folder\shell\open\command\DelegateExecute'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1546
  • attack.t1548

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_comhijack_sdclt.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "COM Hijack via Sdclt" by Omkar Gudhate (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_comhijack_sdclt.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: COM Hijack via Sdclt",
entity page, dataset version ref-9e0648aa7564, updated 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/07743f65-7ec9-404a-a519-913db7118a8d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 07743f65-7ec9-404a-a519-913db7118a8d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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