Sigma rule: Remote Registry Management Using Reg Utility

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-41e947359f22, updated 2023-12-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Registry Management Using Reg Utility
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community
Date
2019-10-22
Modified
2023-12-15
File
rules-placeholder/windows/builtin/security/win_security_remote_registry_management_via_reg.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Remote registry management using REG utility from non-admin workstation

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 5145
    RelativeTargetName|contains: '\winreg'
filter_main:
    IpAddress|expand: '%Admins_Workstations%'
condition: selection and not filter_main

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate usage of remote registry management by administrator

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.discovery
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.s0075
  • attack.t1012
  • attack.t1112
  • attack.t1552.002

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-placeholder/windows/builtin/security/win_security_remote_registry_management_via_reg.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Registry Management Using Reg Utility" by Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-placeholder/windows/builtin/security/win_security_remote_registry_management_via_reg.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: Remote Registry Management Using Reg Utility",
entity page, dataset version ref-41e947359f22, updated 2023-12-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/68fcba0d-73a5-475e-a915-e8b4c576827e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 68fcba0d-73a5-475e-a915-e8b4c576827e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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