Sigma rule: Potential Provisioning Registry Key Abuse For Binary Proxy Execution - REG

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0c1eac528861, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Provisioning Registry Key Abuse For Binary Proxy Execution - REG
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel
Date
2023-08-02
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_provisioning_command_abuse.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential abuse of the provisioning registry key for indirect command execution through "Provlaunch.exe".

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set
definition
Requirements: The registry key "\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Provisioning\Commands\" and its subkey must be monitored

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Provisioning\Commands\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218

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_provisioning_command_abuse.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Provisioning Registry Key Abuse For Binary Proxy Execution - REG" by Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_provisioning_command_abuse.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 Provisioning Registry Key Abuse For Binary Proxy Execution - REG",
entity page, dataset version ref-0c1eac528861, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7021255e-5db3-4946-a8b9-0ba7a4644a69 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7021255e-5db3-4946-a8b9-0ba7a4644a69, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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