Sigma rule: SNAKE Malware Covert Store Registry Key

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6ba330e9015f, updated 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
SNAKE Malware Covert Store Registry Key
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-11
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/SNAKE/registry_event_malware_snake_covert_store_key.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects any registry event that targets the key 'SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\n' which is a key related to SNAKE malware as described by CISA

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: 'SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\n'
condition: selection

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • detection.emerging-threats

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/2023/Malware/SNAKE/registry_event_malware_snake_covert_store_key.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "SNAKE Malware Covert Store Registry Key" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/SNAKE/registry_event_malware_snake_covert_store_key.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: SNAKE Malware Covert Store Registry Key",
entity page, dataset version ref-6ba330e9015f, updated 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d0fa35db-0e92-400e-aa16-d32ae2521618 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d0fa35db-0e92-400e-aa16-d32ae2521618, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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