Sigma rule: Enumeration for Credentials in Registry

Rule

Title

Enumeration for Credentials in Registry

Status

test

Level

medium

Author

frack113

Date

2021-12-20

Modified

2022-12-25

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_enumeration_for_credentials_in_registry.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Adversaries may search the Registry on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
The Windows Registry stores configuration information that can be used by the system or other programs.
Adversaries may query the Registry looking for credentials and passwords that have been stored for use by other programs or services

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

reg:
    Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - ' query '
        - '/t '
        - 'REG_SZ'
        - '/s'
hive:
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - '/f '
          - 'HKLM'
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - '/f '
          - 'HKCU'
    - CommandLine|contains: 'HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions'
condition: reg and hive

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.credential-access
• attack.t1552.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1552.002

References

• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1552.002/T1552.002.md

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