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Regsvr32 Execution From Potential Suspicious Location

Detects execution of regsvr32 where the DLL is located in a potentially suspicious location.

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \regsvr32.exe
  - OriginalFileName: REGSVR32.EXE
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - :\ProgramData\
    - :\Temp\
    - :\Users\Public\
    - :\Windows\Temp\
    - \AppData\Local\Temp\
    - \AppData\Roaming\
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-05-26

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1218.010

Raw Content

title: Regsvr32 Execution From Potential Suspicious Location
id: 9525dc73-0327-438c-8c04-13c0e037e9da
related:
    - id: 8e2b24c9-4add-46a0-b4bb-0057b4e6187d
      type: obsolete
status: test
description: Detects execution of regsvr32 where the DLL is located in a potentially suspicious location.
references:
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20171001085340/https://subt0x10.blogspot.com/2017/04/bypass-application-whitelisting-script.html
    - https://app.any.run/tasks/34221348-072d-4b70-93f3-aa71f6ebecad/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-26
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1218.010
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\regsvr32.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'REGSVR32.EXE'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ':\ProgramData\'
            - ':\Temp\'
            - ':\Users\Public\'
            - ':\Windows\Temp\'
            - '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
            - '\AppData\Roaming\'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Some installers might execute "regsvr32" with DLLs located in %TEMP% or in %PROGRAMDATA%. Apply additional filters if necessary.
level: medium