{"id":"61a7697c-cb79-42a8-a2ff-5f0cdfae0130","title":"Potential CobaltStrike Service Installations - Registry","description":"Detects known malicious service installs that appear in cases in which a Cobalt Strike beacon elevates privileges or lateral movement.\n","author":"Wojciech Lesicki","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2021-06-29","modified":"2024-03-25","tags":["attack.persistence","attack.execution","attack.privilege-escalation","attack.lateral-movement","attack.t1021.002","attack.t1543.003","attack.t1569.002"],"technique_ids":["T1021.002","T1543.003","T1569.002"],"logsource":{"category":"registry_set","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unlikely"],"references":["https://www.sans.org/webcasts/tech-tuesday-workshop-cobalt-strike-detection-log-analysis-119395"],"source_path":"rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_cobaltstrike_service_installs.yml","source_sha256":"29a6379ed17b2c7a877953ed596ff43cea1a159bd74fd0467a23874f540c0905","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_cobaltstrike_service_installs.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Potential CobaltStrike Service Installations - Registry\nid: 61a7697c-cb79-42a8-a2ff-5f0cdfae0130\nstatus: test\ndescription: |\n    Detects known malicious service installs that appear in cases in which a Cobalt Strike beacon elevates privileges or lateral movement.\nreferences:\n    - https://www.sans.org/webcasts/tech-tuesday-workshop-cobalt-strike-detection-log-analysis-119395\nauthor: Wojciech Lesicki\ndate: 2021-06-29\nmodified: 2024-03-25\ntags:\n    - attack.persistence\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.privilege-escalation\n    - attack.lateral-movement\n    - attack.t1021.002\n    - attack.t1543.003\n    - attack.t1569.002\nlogsource:\n    category: registry_set\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_key:\n        - TargetObject|contains: '\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services'\n        - TargetObject|contains|all:\n              - '\\System\\ControlSet'\n              - '\\Services'\n    selection_details:\n        - Details|contains|all:\n              - 'ADMIN$'\n              - '.exe'\n        - Details|contains|all:\n              - '%COMSPEC%'\n              - 'start'\n              - 'powershell'\n    condition: all of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unlikely\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1021.002","id":"T1021.002","name":"SMB/Windows Admin Shares","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1021.002/"},{"key":"enterprise/T1543.003","id":"T1543.003","name":"Windows Service","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1543.003/"},{"key":"enterprise/T1569.002","id":"T1569.002","name":"Service Execution","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1569.002/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/61a7697c-cb79-42a8-a2ff-5f0cdfae0130.json","kind":"sigma"}