Sigma rule: Change the Fax Dll
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1f03a5d94dc4, updated 2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Change the Fax Dll
- Status
- test
- Level
- high
- Author
- frack113
- Date
- 2022-07-17
- Modified
- 2022-12-30
- File
- rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_fax_dll_persistance.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detect possible persistence using Fax DLL load when service restart
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- registry_set
Detection
selection:
TargetObject|contains|all:
- '\Software\Microsoft\Fax\Device Providers\'
- '\ImageName'
filter:
Details: '%systemroot%\system32\fxst30.dll' # Windows 10
condition: selection and not filterFalse positives (as the rule lists them)
- Unknown
Tags
- attack.persistence
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1112
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://twitter.com/dottor_morte/status/1544652325570191361
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RiccardoAncarani/talks/master/F-Secure/unorthodox-lateral-movement.pdf
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_fax_dll_persistance.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Change the Fax Dll" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_fax_dll_persistance.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Change the Fax Dll",
entity page, dataset version ref-1f03a5d94dc4, updated 2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9e3357ba-09d4-4fbd-a7c5-ad6386314513 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9e3357ba-09d4-4fbd-a7c5-ad6386314513, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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