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Query Registry via reg.exe

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Query Registry via reg.exe

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Enumeration or discovery of the Windows registry using reg.exe. This information can be used to perform follow-on activities.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

logs-endpoint.events.*
winlogbeat-*

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 5 minutes

Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

Tags:

Elastic
Host
Windows
Threat Detection
Discovery

Version: 2 (version history)

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.0

Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.2

Rule authors: Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License

Rule query

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process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
(process.name : "reg.exe" or process.pe.original_file_name ==
"reg.exe") and process.args == "query"

Threat mapping

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Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
Technique:
- Name: Query Registry
- ID: T1012
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1012/

Rule version history

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Version 2 (7.11.2 release)

Formatting only

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