Suspicious Run Key from Download

Detects the suspicious RUN keys created by software located in Download or temporary Outlook/Internet Explorer directories

Sigma rule (View on GitHub)

 1title: Suspicious Run Key from Download
 2id: 9c5037d1-c568-49b3-88c7-9846a5bdc2be
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the suspicious RUN keys created by software located in Download or temporary Outlook/Internet Explorer directories
 5references:
 6    - https://app.any.run/tasks/c5bef5b7-f484-4c43-9cf3-d5c5c7839def/
 7author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2019-10-01
 9modified: 2021-11-27
10tags:
11    - attack.persistence
12    - attack.t1547.001
13logsource:
14    category: registry_event
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection:
18        Image|contains:
19            - '\Downloads\'
20            - '\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\'
21            - '\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\'
22        TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\'
23    condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25    - Software installers downloaded and used by users
26level: high

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