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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

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