Network Connection via Registration Utility
Identifies the native Windows tools regsvr32.exe, regsvr64.exe, RegSvcs.exe, or RegAsm.exe making a network connection. This may be indicative of an attacker bypassing allowlists or running arbitrary scripts via a…
Description
Identifies the native Windows tools regsvr32.exe, regsvr64.exe, RegSvcs.exe, or RegAsm.exe making a network connection. This may be indicative of an attacker bypassing allowlists or running arbitrary scripts via a signed Microsoft binary.
Detection logic
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Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source category
- event_index
Known benign triggers
- Security testing may produce events like this. Activity of this kind performed by non-engineers and ordinary users is unusual.
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.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml | 20 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- fb02b8d3-71ee-4af1-bacd-215d23f17efa
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: Elastic DefendData Source: SysmonDomain: EndpointNoise: MediumOS: WindowsPerformance: NormalPlatform: WindowsResources: Investigation GuideResources: OsqueryRule Type: Event Correlation (EQL)Tactic: Defense EvasionTactic: ExecutionThreat: Living off the LandUse Case: Threat Detection
Licence
- Published under
- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Version
- 3