Sigma rule: Imports Registry Key From an ADS

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c093673134b9, updated 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Imports Registry Key From an ADS
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Oddvar Moe, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-12
Modified
2024-03-13
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_regedit_import_keys_ads.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the import of a alternate datastream to the registry with regedit.exe.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\regedit.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'REGEDIT.EXE'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' /i '
        - '.reg'
    CommandLine|re: ':[^ \\]'
filter:
    CommandLine|contains|windash:
        - ' -e '
        - ' -a '
        - ' -c '
condition: all of selection_* and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_regedit_import_keys_ads.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Imports Registry Key From an ADS" by Oddvar Moe, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_regedit_import_keys_ads.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: Imports Registry Key From an ADS",
entity page, dataset version ref-c093673134b9, updated 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0b80ade5-6997-4b1d-99a1-71701778ea61 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0b80ade5-6997-4b1d-99a1-71701778ea61, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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