Sigma rule: Non-privileged Usage of Reg or Powershell

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-76a8ef73862d, updated 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Non-privileged Usage of Reg or Powershell
Status: test
Level: high
Author: Teymur Kheirkhabarov (idea), Ryan Plas (rule), oscd.community
Date: 2020-10-05
Modified: 2024-12-01
File: rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_non_priv_reg_or_ps.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Search for usage of reg or Powershell by non-privileged users to modify service configuration in registry

Log source

product: windows
category: process_creation

Detection

selection_cli:
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - 'reg '
          - 'add'
    - CommandLine|contains:
          - 'powershell'
          - 'set-itemproperty'
          - ' sp '
          - 'new-itemproperty'
selection_data:
    IntegrityLevel:
        - 'Medium'
        - 'S-1-16-8192'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'ControlSet'
        - 'Services'
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'ImagePath'
        - 'FailureCommand'
        - 'ServiceDLL'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1112

References

https://image.slidesharecdn.com/kheirkhabarovoffzonefinal-181117201458/95/hunting-for-privilege-escalation-in-windows-environment-20-638.jpg

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_susp_non_priv_reg_or_ps.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Non-privileged Usage of Reg or Powershell" by Teymur Kheirkhabarov (idea), Ryan Plas (rule), oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_non_priv_reg_or_ps.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: Non-privileged Usage of Reg or Powershell",
entity page, dataset version ref-76a8ef73862d, updated 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/8f02c935-effe-45b3-8fc9-ef8696a9e41d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 8f02c935-effe-45b3-8fc9-ef8696a9e41d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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