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Query Registry using Built-in Tools
This rule identifies the execution of commands that can be used to query the Windows Registry. Adversaries may query the registry to gain situational awareness about the host, like installed security software, programs and settings.
Detection Logic
host.os.type:windows and event.category:process and event.type:start and
(
(process.name.caseless:"reg.exe" and process.args:"query") or
(process.name.caseless:("powershell.exe" or "powershell_ise.exe" or "pwsh.exe") and
process.args:(
("get-childitem" or "Get-ChildItem" or "gci" or "dir" or "ls" or
"get-item" or "Get-Item" or "gi" or
"get-itemproperty" or "Get-ItemProperty" or "gp") and
("hkcu" or "HKCU" or "hkey_current_user" or "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" or
"hkey_local_machine" or "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" or
"hklm" or "HKLM" or registry\:\:*)
)
)
) and
not process.command_line : (
"C:\\Windows\\system32\\reg.exe query hklm\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\softwareinventorylogging /v collectionstate /reg:64" or
"reg query \"HKLM\\Software\\WOW6432Node\\Npcap\" /ve "
) Field Validations
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