Sigma rule: WINEKEY Registry Modification

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-713ef759d406, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
WINEKEY Registry Modification
Status
test
Level
high
Author
omkar72
Date
2020-10-30
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_runkey_winekey.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential malicious modification of run keys by winekey or team9 backdoor

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Backup Mgr'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1547

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_runkey_winekey.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "WINEKEY Registry Modification" by omkar72 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_runkey_winekey.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: WINEKEY Registry Modification",
entity page, dataset version ref-713ef759d406, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b98968aa-dbc0-4a9c-ac35-108363cbf8d5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b98968aa-dbc0-4a9c-ac35-108363cbf8d5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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