Imports Registry Key From a File

calendar Oct 23, 2025 · attack.persistence attack.t1112 attack.defense-evasion  ·
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Detects the import of the specified file to the registry with regedit.exe.

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 1title: Imports Registry Key From a File
 2id: 73bba97f-a82d-42ce-b315-9182e76c57b1
 3related:
 4    - id: 0b80ade5-6997-4b1d-99a1-71701778ea61
 5      type: similar
 6status: test
 7description: Detects the import of the specified file to the registry with regedit.exe.
 8references:
 9    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Regedit/
10    - https://gist.github.com/api0cradle/cdd2d0d0ec9abb686f0e89306e277b8f
11author: Oddvar Moe, Sander Wiebing, oscd.community
12date: 2020-10-07
13modified: 2024-03-13
14tags:
15    - attack.persistence
16    - attack.t1112
17    - attack.defense-evasion
18logsource:
19    category: process_creation
20    product: windows
21detection:
22    selection_img:
23        - Image|endswith: '\regedit.exe'
24        - OriginalFileName: 'REGEDIT.EXE'
25    selection_cli:
26        CommandLine|contains:
27            - ' /i '
28            - ' /s '
29            - '.reg'
30    filter_1:
31        CommandLine|contains|windash:
32            - ' -e '
33            - ' -a '
34            - ' -c '
35    filter_2:
36        CommandLine|re: ':[^ \\]'     # to avoid intersection with ADS rule
37    condition: all of selection_* and not all of filter_*
38fields:
39    - ParentImage
40    - CommandLine
41falsepositives:
42    - Legitimate import of keys
43    - Evernote
44level: medium

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