Regsvr32 Execution From Potential Suspicious Location
Detects execution of regsvr32 where the DLL is located in a potentially suspicious location.
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
- Some installers might execute "regsvr32" with DLLs located in %TEMP% or in %PROGRAMDATA%. Apply additional filters if necessary.
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 |
|---|---|
| app.any.run/tasks/34221348-072d-4b70-93f3-aa71f6ebecad/ | 4 |
| web.archive.org/web/20171001085340/https://subt0x10.blogspot.com/2017/04/bypass-application-whitelisting-script.html | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 9525dc73-0327-438c-8c04-13c0e037e9da
- 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