Sigma rule: Exports Registry Key To an Alternate Data Stream

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-387c6eb0767c, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Exports Registry Key To an Alternate Data Stream
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Oddvar Moe, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-07
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/create_stream_hash/create_stream_hash_regedit_export_to_ads.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Exports the target Registry key and hides it in the specified alternate data stream.

Log source

product
windows
category
create_stream_hash

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\regedit.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1564.004

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/create_stream_hash/create_stream_hash_regedit_export_to_ads.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Exports Registry Key To an Alternate Data Stream" by Oddvar Moe, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/create_stream_hash/create_stream_hash_regedit_export_to_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: Exports Registry Key To an Alternate Data Stream",
entity page, dataset version ref-387c6eb0767c, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0d7a9363-af70-4e7b-a3b7-1a176b7fbe84 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0d7a9363-af70-4e7b-a3b7-1a176b7fbe84, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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