Potential COM Object Hijacking Via TreatAs Subkey - Registry
Detects COM object hijacking via TreatAs subkey
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
- registry_set
Known benign triggers
- Maybe some system utilities in rare cases use linking keys for backward compatibility
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 |
|---|---|
| bohops.com/2018/08/18/abusing-the-com-registry-structure-part-2-loading-techniques-for-evasion-and-persistence/ | 4from 3 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 9b0f8a61-91b2-464f-aceb-0527e0a45020
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1