HighSigmaHQ Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Add SafeBoot Keys Via Reg Utility

Detects execution of "reg.exe" commands with the "add" or "copy" flags on safe boot registry keys. Often used by attacker to allow the ransomware to work in safe mode as some security products do not

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Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Linux macOS Network Devices Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Unlikely

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
redacted.com/blog/bianlian-ransomware-gang-gives-it-a-go/	Unclassified	3

Detection rules

Add SafeBoot Keys Via Reg Utility

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

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