Registry Export of Third-Party Credentials
Detects the use of reg.exe to export registry paths associated with third-party credentials. Credential stealers have been known to use this technique to extract sensitive information from the registry.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- 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
- Unknown
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 |
|---|---|
| www.virustotal.com/gui/file/fdc86a5b3d7df37a72c3272836f743747c47bfbc538f05af9ecf78547fa2e789/behavior | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- cc1abf27-78a3-4ac5-a51c-f3070b1d8e40
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1