Sigma rule: Sysinternals SDelete Registry Keys

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-dedfe80575b6, updated 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
Sysinternals SDelete Registry Keys
Status
deprecated
Level
medium
Author
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
Date
2020/05/02
Modified
2023/02/07
File
deprecated/windows/registry_add_sysinternals_sdelete_registry_keys.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

A General detection to trigger for the creation or modification of .*\Software\Sysinternals\SDelete registry keys. Indicators of the use of Sysinternals SDelete tool.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_add

Detection

selection:
    EventType: CreateKey
    TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Sysinternals\SDelete'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.defense_evasion
  • attack.t1070.004

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/deprecated/windows/registry_add_sysinternals_sdelete_registry_keys.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Sysinternals SDelete Registry Keys" by Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/registry_add_sysinternals_sdelete_registry_keys.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: Sysinternals SDelete Registry Keys",
entity page, dataset version ref-dedfe80575b6, updated 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9841b233-8df8-4ad7-9133-b0b4402a9014 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9841b233-8df8-4ad7-9133-b0b4402a9014, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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