Sigma rule: HybridConnectionManager Service Installation - Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-e7d8e17f025e, updated 2022-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HybridConnectionManager Service Installation - Registry
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
Date
2021-04-12
Modified
2022-11-27
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_hybridconnectionmgr_svc_installation.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the installation of the Azure Hybrid Connection Manager service to allow remote code execution from Azure function.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection1:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Services\HybridConnectionManager'
selection2:
    EventType: SetValue
    Details|contains: 'Microsoft.HybridConnectionManager.Listener.exe'
condition: selection1 or selection2

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.resource-development
  • attack.t1608

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/registry/registry_event/registry_event_hybridconnectionmgr_svc_installation.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HybridConnectionManager Service Installation - Registry" by Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_hybridconnectionmgr_svc_installation.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: HybridConnectionManager Service Installation - Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-e7d8e17f025e, updated 2022-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ac8866c7-ce44-46fd-8c17-b24acff96ca8 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ac8866c7-ce44-46fd-8c17-b24acff96ca8, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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