Sigma rule: Detected Windows Software Discovery

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f61494ec9153, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Detected Windows Software Discovery
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-16
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_software_discovery.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Adversaries may attempt to enumerate software for a variety of reasons, such as figuring out what security measures are present or if the compromised system has a version of software that is vulnerable.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'    # Example: reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" /v svcVersion
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'query'
        - '\software\'
        - '/v'
        - 'svcversion'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administration activities

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1518

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_software_discovery.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Detected Windows Software Discovery" by Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_software_discovery.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: Detected Windows Software Discovery",
entity page, dataset version ref-f61494ec9153, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e13f668e-7f95-443d-98d2-1816a7648a7b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e13f668e-7f95-443d-98d2-1816a7648a7b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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