HighSigmaHQ Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)

Suspicious Space Characters in TypedPaths Registry Path - FileFix

Detects the occurrence of numerous space characters in TypedPaths registry paths, which may indicate execution via phishing lures using file-fix techniques to hide malicious commands.

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Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: registry_set

Known benign triggers

Unlikely

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
expel.com/blog/cache-smuggling-when-a-picture-isnt-a-thousand-words/	Unclassified	4
mrd0x.com/filefix-clickfix-alternative/	Unclassified	6from 2 sources

Detection rules

Suspicious Space Characters in TypedPaths Registry Path - FileFix

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

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Detection rules