Sigma rule: Credential Acquisition via Registry Hive Dumping

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-443f1fd3ad1f, updated 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
Credential Acquisition via Registry Hive Dumping
Status
deprecated
Level
high
Author
Tim Rauch
Date
2022/10/04
Modified
2023/02/06
File
deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_credential_acquisition_registry_hive_dumping.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects Credential Acquisition via Registry Hive Dumping

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_1:
    - Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'reg.exe'
selection_2:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' save '
        - ' export '
selection_3:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'hklm\sam'
        - 'hklm\security'
        - 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM'
        - 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY'
condition: all of selection_*

Tags

  • attack.credential_access
  • attack.t1003

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/deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_credential_acquisition_registry_hive_dumping.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Credential Acquisition via Registry Hive Dumping" by Tim Rauch (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_credential_acquisition_registry_hive_dumping.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: Credential Acquisition via Registry Hive Dumping",
entity page, dataset version ref-443f1fd3ad1f, updated 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4d6c9da1-318b-4edf-bcea-b6c93fa98fd0 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4d6c9da1-318b-4edf-bcea-b6c93fa98fd0, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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