{"id":"b6d235fc-1d38-4b12-adbe-325f06728f37","title":"CMSTP Execution Registry Event","description":"Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer execution","author":"Nik Seetharaman","status":"stable","level":"high","date":"2018-07-16","modified":"2020-12-23","tags":["attack.execution","attack.stealth","attack.t1218.003","attack.g0069","car.2019-04-001"],"technique_ids":["T1218.003"],"logsource":{"category":"registry_event","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Legitimate CMSTP use (unlikely in modern enterprise environments)"],"references":["https://web.archive.org/web/20190720093911/http://www.endurant.io/cmstp/detecting-cmstp-enabled-code-execution-and-uac-bypass-with-sysmon/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_cmstp_execution_by_registry.yml","source_sha256":"7c3c94ab524f9728cdfd6880bbd90ee194456e3d9c84cb7e7659a59f08b8157e","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_cmstp_execution_by_registry.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: CMSTP Execution Registry Event\nid: b6d235fc-1d38-4b12-adbe-325f06728f37\nstatus: stable\ndescription: Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer execution\nreferences:\n    - https://web.archive.org/web/20190720093911/http://www.endurant.io/cmstp/detecting-cmstp-enabled-code-execution-and-uac-bypass-with-sysmon/\nauthor: Nik Seetharaman\ndate: 2018-07-16\nmodified: 2020-12-23\ntags:\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1218.003\n    - attack.g0069\n    - car.2019-04-001\nlogsource:\n    category: registry_event\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        TargetObject|contains: '\\cmmgr32.exe'\n    condition: selection\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate CMSTP use (unlikely in modern enterprise environments)\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1218.003","id":"T1218.003","name":"CMSTP","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1218.003/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/b6d235fc-1d38-4b12-adbe-325f06728f37.json","kind":"sigma"}