Sigma rule: Remote Registry Recon

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-365ba02e14a5, updated 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Registry Recon
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz
Date
2022-01-01
File
rules/application/rpc_firewall/rpc_firewall_remote_registry_recon.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects remote RPC calls to collect information

Log source

product
rpc_firewall
category
application
definition
Requirements: install and apply the RPC Firewall to all processes with "audit:true action:block uuid:338cd001-2244-31f1-aaaa-900038001003"

Detection

selection:
    EventLog: RPCFW
    EventID: 3
    InterfaceUuid: 338cd001-2244-31f1-aaaa-900038001003
filter:
    OpNum:
        - 6
        - 7
        - 8
        - 13
        - 18
        - 19
        - 21
        - 22
        - 23
        - 35
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Remote administration of registry values

Tags

  • attack.discovery

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/application/rpc_firewall/rpc_firewall_remote_registry_recon.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Registry Recon" by Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/rpc_firewall/rpc_firewall_remote_registry_recon.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: Remote Registry Recon",
entity page, dataset version ref-365ba02e14a5, updated 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d8ffe17e-04be-4886-beb9-c1dd1944b9a8 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d8ffe17e-04be-4886-beb9-c1dd1944b9a8, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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