Sigma rule: SAM Registry Hive Handle Request

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-606c2e45d8a8, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
SAM Registry Hive Handle Request
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g
Date
2019-08-12
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_sam_registry_hive_handle_request.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects handles requested to SAM registry hive

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4656
    ObjectType: 'Key'
    ObjectName|endswith: '\SAM'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1012
  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1552.002

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/builtin/security/win_security_sam_registry_hive_handle_request.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "SAM Registry Hive Handle Request" by Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_sam_registry_hive_handle_request.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: SAM Registry Hive Handle Request",
entity page, dataset version ref-606c2e45d8a8, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f8748f2c-89dc-4d95-afb0-5a2dfdbad332 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f8748f2c-89dc-4d95-afb0-5a2dfdbad332, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

Pages change. The dataset version identifies the data, but no archive of old versions is kept, so this citation cannot be replayed later.