Sigma rule: Potential Qakbot Registry Activity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0b30eaf7eeb7, updated 2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Qakbot Registry Activity
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Hieu Tran
Date
2023-03-13
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_malware_qakbot_registry.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a registry key used by IceID in a campaign that distributes malicious OneNote files

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: '\Software\firm\soft\Name'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

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

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_event/registry_event_malware_qakbot_registry.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Qakbot Registry Activity" by Hieu Tran (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_malware_qakbot_registry.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 Qakbot Registry Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-0b30eaf7eeb7, updated 2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1c8e96cd-2bed-487d-9de0-b46c90cade56 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1c8e96cd-2bed-487d-9de0-b46c90cade56, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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