{"id":"c7da8edc-49ae-45a2-9e61-9fd860e4e73d","title":"PUA - Sysinternals Tools Execution - Registry","description":"Detects the execution of some potentially unwanted tools such as PsExec, Procdump, etc. (part of the Sysinternals suite) via the creation of the \"accepteula\" registry key.","author":"Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"medium","date":"2022-08-24","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. Filter the legitimate paths used in your environment"],"references":["https://twitter.com/Moti_B/status/1008587936735035392"],"source_path":"rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_pua_sysinternals_susp_execution_via_eula.yml","source_sha256":"cd5badecc8f13827bdeecc58e5d46976cf2afe18d80876f538c7487f66228cd1","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_pua_sysinternals_susp_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 - Sysinternals Tools Execution - Registry\nid: c7da8edc-49ae-45a2-9e61-9fd860e4e73d\nrelated:\n    - id: 25ffa65d-76d8-4da5-a832-3f2b0136e133\n      type: derived\n    - id: 9841b233-8df8-4ad7-9133-b0b4402a9014\n      type: obsolete\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects the execution of some potentially unwanted tools such as PsExec, Procdump, etc. (part of the Sysinternals suite) via the creation of the \"accepteula\" registry key.\nreferences:\n    - https://twitter.com/Moti_B/status/1008587936735035392\nauthor: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2022-08-24\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|contains:\n            - '\\Active Directory Explorer'\n            - '\\Handle'\n            - '\\LiveKd'\n            - '\\Process Explorer'\n            - '\\ProcDump'\n            - '\\PsExec'\n            - '\\PsLoglist'\n            - '\\PsPasswd'\n            - '\\SDelete'\n            - '\\Sysinternals' # Global level https://twitter.com/leonzandman/status/1561736801953382400\n        TargetObject|endswith: '\\EulaAccepted'\n    condition: selection\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate use of SysInternals tools. Filter the legitimate paths used in your environment\nlevel: medium\nregression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_pua_sysinternals_susp_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/c7da8edc-49ae-45a2-9e61-9fd860e4e73d.json","kind":"sigma"}