Registry Entries For Azorult Malware — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Trent Liffick. Source status: test; severity: critical. Source dates: 2020-05-08 / 2021-11-27.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "category": "registry_event"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: c3463da441ccb8505891a438151a00d1cdfba2512d45e8b4ce9bfbd3a09f2cf8

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: Registry Entries For Azorult Malware
id: f7f9ab88-7557-4a69-b30e-0a8f91b3a0e7
status: test
description: Detects the presence of a registry key created during Azorult execution
references:
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/trojan.win32.azoruit.a
author: Trent Liffick
date: 2020-05-08
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.execution
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1112
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: registry_event
detection:
    selection:
        EventID:
            - 12
            - 13
        TargetObject|contains: 'SYSTEM\'
        TargetObject|endswith: '\services\localNETService'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/trojan.win32.azoruit.a