Sigma rule: Control Panel Items

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-3ded7c0d9734, updated 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Control Panel Items
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Kyaw Min Thein, Furkan Caliskan (@caliskanfurkan_)
Date
2020-06-22
Modified
2023-10-11
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_control_panel_item.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the malicious use of a control panel item

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_reg_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'reg.exe'
selection_reg_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'add'
        - 'CurrentVersion\Control Panel\CPLs'
selection_cpl:
    CommandLine|endswith: '.cpl'
filter_cpl_sys:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '\System32\'
        - '%System%'
        - '|C:\Windows\system32|'
filter_cpl_igfx:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'regsvr32 '
        - ' /s '
        - 'igfxCPL.cpl'
condition: all of selection_reg_* or (selection_cpl and not 1 of filter_cpl_*)

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218.002
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1546

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_control_panel_item.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Control Panel Items" by Kyaw Min Thein, Furkan Caliskan (@caliskanfurkan_) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_control_panel_item.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: Control Panel Items",
entity page, dataset version ref-3ded7c0d9734, updated 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0ba863e6-def5-4e50-9cea-4dd8c7dc46a4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0ba863e6-def5-4e50-9cea-4dd8c7dc46a4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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