Sigma rule: DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exe

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-07bbdc70a01d, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exe
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Ivan Dyachkov, Yulia Fomina, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-07
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_registry_cimprovider_dll_load.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects using register-cimprovider.exe to execute arbitrary dll file.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\register-cimprovider.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '-path'
        - 'dll'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1574

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/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_registry_cimprovider_dll_load.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exe" by Ivan Dyachkov, Yulia Fomina, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_registry_cimprovider_dll_load.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: DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exe",
entity page, dataset version ref-07bbdc70a01d, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a2910908-e86f-4687-aeba-76a5f996e652 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a2910908-e86f-4687-aeba-76a5f996e652, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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