Reg Add Suspicious Paths
Detects when an adversary uses the reg.exe utility to add or modify new keys or subkeys
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Rare legitimate add to registry via cli (to these locations)
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/40b77d63808dd4f4eafb83949805636735a1fd15/atomics/T1112/T1112.md | 5 |
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/40b77d63808dd4f4eafb83949805636735a1fd15/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md | Only this detection cites it |
| www.absolomb.com/2018-01-26-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-Guide/ | 8 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- b7e2a8d4-74bb-4b78-adc9-3f92af2d4829
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.persistence
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Version
- 2