Sigma rule: Suspicious Registry Modification From ADS Via Regini.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-bfbf06206ad8, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious Registry Modification From ADS Via Regini.EXE
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Eli Salem, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-12
Modified
2023-02-08
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_regini_ads.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the import of an alternate data stream with regini.exe, regini.exe can be used to modify registry keys.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\regini.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'REGINI.EXE'
selection_re:
    CommandLine|re: ':[^ \\]'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

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_ads.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious Registry Modification From ADS 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_ads.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: Suspicious Registry Modification From ADS Via Regini.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-bfbf06206ad8, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/77946e79-97f1-45a2-84b4-f37b5c0d8682 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 77946e79-97f1-45a2-84b4-f37b5c0d8682, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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