Sigma rule: Persistence Via TypedPaths - CommandLine

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-543c7e519e9b, updated 2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Persistence Via TypedPaths - CommandLine
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-08-22
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_registry_typed_paths_persistence.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects modification addition to the 'TypedPaths' key in the user or admin registry via the commandline. Which might indicate persistence attempt

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains: '\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TypedPaths'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence

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_registry_typed_paths_persistence.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Persistence Via TypedPaths - CommandLine" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_registry_typed_paths_persistence.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: Persistence Via TypedPaths - CommandLine",
entity page, dataset version ref-543c7e519e9b, updated 2022-08-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ec88289a-7e1a-4cc3-8d18-bd1f60e4b9ba (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ec88289a-7e1a-4cc3-8d18-bd1f60e4b9ba, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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