Sigma rule: New ODBC Driver Registered

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-9461691dc9c5, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
New ODBC Driver Registered
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-23
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_odbc_driver_registered.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the registration of a new ODBC driver.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\'
    TargetObject|endswith: '\Driver'
filter_main_sqlserver:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SQL Server\'
    Details: '%WINDIR%\System32\SQLSRV32.dll'
filter_optional_office_access:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Microsoft Access '
    Details|startswith: 'C:\Progra'
    Details|endswith: '\ACEODBC.DLL'
filter_optional_office_excel:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Microsoft Excel Driver'
    Details|startswith: 'C:\Progra'
    Details|endswith: '\ACEODBC.DLL'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Likely

Tags

  • attack.persistence

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_odbc_driver_registered.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "New ODBC Driver Registered" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_odbc_driver_registered.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: New ODBC Driver Registered",
entity page, dataset version ref-9461691dc9c5, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/3390fbef-c98d-4bdd-a863-d65ed7c610dd (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 3390fbef-c98d-4bdd-a863-d65ed7c610dd, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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