Sigma rule: Registry Modification Via Regini.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1ad1fae9df0c, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Registry Modification Via Regini.EXE
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Eli Salem, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-08
Modified
2023-02-08
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_regini_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of regini.exe which can be used to modify registry keys, the changes are imported from one or more text files.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\regini.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'REGINI.EXE'
filter:
    CommandLine|re: ':[^ \\]' # Covered in 77946e79-97f1-45a2-84b4-f37b5c0d8682
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate modification of keys

Tags

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

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_regini_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Registry Modification Via Regini.EXE" by Eli Salem, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_regini_execution.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: Registry Modification Via Regini.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-1ad1fae9df0c, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5f60740a-f57b-4e76-82a1-15b6ff2cb134 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5f60740a-f57b-4e76-82a1-15b6ff2cb134, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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