Sigma rule: Wow6432Node Windows NT CurrentVersion Autorun Keys Modification

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-489960a7665b, updated 2025-10-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Wow6432Node Windows NT CurrentVersion Autorun Keys Modification
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Tim Shelton, frack113 (split)
Date
2019-10-25
Modified
2025-10-22
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_asep_reg_keys_modification_wow6432node_currentversion.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects modification of autostart extensibility point (ASEP) in registry.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection_wow_nt_current_version_base:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion'
selection_wow_nt_current_version:
    TargetObject|contains:
        - '\Windows\Appinit_Dlls'
        - '\Image File Execution Options'
        - '\Drivers32'
filter_main_empty:
    Details: '(Empty)'
filter_main_null:
    Details: null
filter_main_file_exec_options:
    Details|endswith: '\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options'
condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate software automatically (mostly, during installation) sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason
  • Legitimate administrator sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1547.001

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_asep_reg_keys_modification_wow6432node_currentversion.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Wow6432Node Windows NT CurrentVersion Autorun Keys Modification" by Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Tim Shelton, frack113 (split) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_asep_reg_keys_modification_wow6432node_currentversion.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: Wow6432Node Windows NT CurrentVersion Autorun Keys Modification",
entity page, dataset version ref-489960a7665b, updated 2025-10-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/480421f9-417f-4d3b-9552-fd2728443ec8 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 480421f9-417f-4d3b-9552-fd2728443ec8, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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