SAM Registry Hive Handle Request — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2019-08-12 / 2021-11-27.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "service": "security"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 3004a55b25264b11becc86f9d152152a4170c8a7b2a9ce50a847da62e500adec

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: SAM Registry Hive Handle Request
id: f8748f2c-89dc-4d95-afb0-5a2dfdbad332
status: test
description: Detects handles requested to SAM registry hive
references:
    - https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/190725-SAMRegistryHiveHandleRequest/notebook.html
author: Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g
date: 2019-08-12
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1012
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1552.002
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4656
        ObjectType: 'Key'
        ObjectName|endswith: '\SAM'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/190725-SAMRegistryHiveHandleRequest/notebook.html