Sigma rule: Pandemic Registry Key

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-9dda88e37460, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Pandemic Registry Key
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2017-06-01
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules-emerging-threats/2017/TA/Pandemic/registry_event_apt_pandemic.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects Pandemic Windows Implant

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\null\Instance'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1105
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2017/TA/Pandemic/registry_event_apt_pandemic.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Pandemic Registry Key" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2017/TA/Pandemic/registry_event_apt_pandemic.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: Pandemic Registry Key",
entity page, dataset version ref-9dda88e37460, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/47e0852a-cf81-4494-a8e6-31864f8c86ed (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 47e0852a-cf81-4494-a8e6-31864f8c86ed, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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