Sigma rule: Potentially Suspicious ODBC Driver Registered

Rule

Title

Potentially Suspicious ODBC Driver Registered

Status

test

Level

high

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Date

2023-05-23

Modified

2023-08-17

File

rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_odbc_driver_registered_susp.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the registration of a new ODBC driver where the driver is located in a potentially suspicious location

Log source

product

windows

category

registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\'
    TargetObject|endswith:
        - '\Driver'
        - '\Setup'
    Details|contains:
        - ':\PerfLogs\'
        - ':\ProgramData\'
        - ':\Temp\'
        - ':\Users\Public\'
        - ':\Windows\Registration\CRMLog'
        - ':\Windows\System32\com\dmp\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\FxsTmp\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\spool\SERVERS\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks_Migrated\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\com\dmp\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\FxsTmp\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\'
        - ':\Windows\Tasks\'
        - ':\Windows\Temp\'
        - ':\Windows\Tracing\'
        - '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
        - '\AppData\Roaming\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unlikely

Tags

• attack.credential-access
• attack.persistence
• attack.t1003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1003

References

• https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2020/08/23/odbcconf-lolbin-trifecta/

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_odbc_driver_registered_susp.yml