{"id":"25ffa65d-76d8-4da5-a832-3f2b0136e133","title":"PUA - Sysinternal Tool Execution - Registry","description":"Detects the execution of a Sysinternals Tool via the creation of the \"accepteula\" registry key","author":"Markus Neis","status":"test","level":"low","date":"2017-08-28","modified":"2025-10-26","tags":["attack.resource-development","attack.t1588.002"],"technique_ids":["T1588.002"],"logsource":{"product":"windows","category":"registry_set"},"falsepositives":["Legitimate use of SysInternals tools","Programs that use the same Registry Key"],"references":["https://twitter.com/Moti_B/status/1008587936735035392"],"source_path":"rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_pua_sysinternals_execution_via_eula.yml","source_sha256":"ad933a28b409c87df9f947f9af6e7c928c3d648ccf689843271144011a735a1f","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_pua_sysinternals_execution_via_eula.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: PUA - Sysinternal Tool Execution - Registry\nid: 25ffa65d-76d8-4da5-a832-3f2b0136e133\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects the execution of a Sysinternals Tool via the creation of the \"accepteula\" registry key\nreferences:\n    - https://twitter.com/Moti_B/status/1008587936735035392\nauthor: Markus Neis\ndate: 2017-08-28\nmodified: 2025-10-26\ntags:\n    - attack.resource-development\n    - attack.t1588.002\nlogsource:\n    product: windows\n    category: registry_set\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        TargetObject|endswith: '\\EulaAccepted'\n    condition: selection\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate use of SysInternals tools\n    - Programs that use the same Registry Key\nlevel: low\nregression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_pua_sysinternals_execution_via_eula/info.yml\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1588.002","id":"T1588.002","name":"Tool","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1588.002/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/25ffa65d-76d8-4da5-a832-3f2b0136e133.json","kind":"sigma"}