Sigma rule: Potential Persistence Using DebugPath

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-702d8ed6cb1b, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Persistence Using DebugPath
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-07-27
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_persistence_appx_debugger.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential persistence using Appx DebugPath

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection_debug:
    TargetObject|contains: 'Classes\ActivatableClasses\Package\Microsoft.'
    TargetObject|endswith: '\DebugPath'
selection_default:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PackagedAppXDebug\Microsoft.'
    TargetObject|endswith: '\(Default)'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1546.015

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_set/registry_set_persistence_appx_debugger.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Persistence Using DebugPath" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_persistence_appx_debugger.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: Potential Persistence Using DebugPath",
entity page, dataset version ref-702d8ed6cb1b, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/df4dc653-1029-47ba-8231-3c44238cc0ae (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule df4dc653-1029-47ba-8231-3c44238cc0ae, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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