Sigma rule: Kapeka Backdoor Configuration Persistence

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-289009111537, updated 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Kapeka Backdoor Configuration Persistence
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel
Date
2024-07-03
File
rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/kapeka/registry_set_malware_kapeka_backdoor_configuration.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects registry set activity of a value called "Seed" stored in the "\Cryptography\Providers\" registry key.
The Kapeka backdoor leverages this location to register a new SIP provider for backdoor configuration persistence.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers\{'
    TargetObject|endswith: '\Seed'
filter_main_empty:
    Details|contains: '(Empty)'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1553.003
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/kapeka/registry_set_malware_kapeka_backdoor_configuration.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Kapeka Backdoor Configuration Persistence" by Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/kapeka/registry_set_malware_kapeka_backdoor_configuration.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: Kapeka Backdoor Configuration Persistence",
entity page, dataset version ref-289009111537, updated 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/cbaa3ef3-07a9-4c8e-82d1-9e40578da7fd (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule cbaa3ef3-07a9-4c8e-82d1-9e40578da7fd, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

Pages change. The dataset version identifies the data, but no archive of old versions is kept, so this citation cannot be replayed later.