Sigma rule: Potential Suspicious Registry File Imported Via Reg.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1833c02a89f1, updated 2023-02-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Suspicious Registry File Imported Via Reg.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali
Date
2022-08-01
Modified
2023-02-05
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_import_from_suspicious_paths.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the import of '.reg' files from suspicious paths using the 'reg.exe' utility

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'reg.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains: ' import '
selection_paths:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'C:\Users\'
        - '%temp%'
        - '%tmp%'
        - '%appdata%'
        - '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
        - 'C:\Windows\Temp\'
        - 'C:\ProgramData\'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate import 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_reg_import_from_suspicious_paths.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Suspicious Registry File Imported Via Reg.EXE" by frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_import_from_suspicious_paths.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: Potential Suspicious Registry File Imported Via Reg.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-1833c02a89f1, updated 2023-02-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/62e0298b-e994-4189-bc87-bc699aa62d97 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 62e0298b-e994-4189-bc87-bc699aa62d97, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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