Sigma rule: Leviathan Registry Key Activity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c06db9ae36e4, updated 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Leviathan Registry Key Activity
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Aidan Bracher
Date
2020-07-07
Modified
2023-09-19
File
rules-emerging-threats/2020/TA/Leviathan/registry_event_apt_leviathan.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects registry key used by Leviathan APT in Malaysian focused campaign

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ntkd'
condition: selection

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1547.001
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2020/TA/Leviathan/registry_event_apt_leviathan.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Leviathan Registry Key Activity" by Aidan Bracher (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2020/TA/Leviathan/registry_event_apt_leviathan.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: Leviathan Registry Key Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-c06db9ae36e4, updated 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/70d43542-cd2d-483c-8f30-f16b436fd7db (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 70d43542-cd2d-483c-8f30-f16b436fd7db, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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