PDF File Created By RegEdit.EXE
Detects the creation of a file with the ".pdf" extension by the "RegEdit.exe" process. This indicates that a user is trying to print/save a registry key as a PDF in order to potentially extract sensitive information…
Description
Detects the creation of a file with the ".pdf" extension by the "RegEdit.exe" process. This indicates that a user is trying to print/save a registry key as a PDF in order to potentially extract sensitive information and bypass defenses.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Unlikely
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| sensepost.com/blog/2024/dumping-lsa-secrets-a-story-about-task-decorrelation/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 145095eb-e273-443b-83d0-f9b519b7867b
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1