Sigma rule: Potential WerFault ReflectDebugger Registry Value Abuse

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-20e4b6f35bbe, updated 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential WerFault ReflectDebugger Registry Value Abuse
Status
test
Level
high
Author
X__Junior
Date
2023-05-18
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_persistence_reflectdebugger.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential WerFault "ReflectDebugger" registry value abuse for persistence.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Hangs\ReflectDebugger'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1036.003

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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_persistence_reflectdebugger.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential WerFault ReflectDebugger Registry Value Abuse" by X__Junior (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_persistence_reflectdebugger.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: Potential WerFault ReflectDebugger Registry Value Abuse",
entity page, dataset version ref-20e4b6f35bbe, updated 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0cf2e1c6-8d10-4273-8059-738778f981ad (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0cf2e1c6-8d10-4273-8059-738778f981ad, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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