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New Root or CA or AuthRoot Certificate to Store

Detects the addition of new root, CA or AuthRoot certificates to the Windows registry

MITRE ATT&CK

impact

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|contains:
    - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates\
    - \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates\
    - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\
    - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\
    - \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\
    - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\CA\Certificates\
    - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\
    - \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\
    - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\
  TargetObject|endswith: \Blob
  Details: Binary Data
condition: selection

Author

frack113

Created

2022-04-04

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.impactattack.t1490

Raw Content

title: New Root or CA or AuthRoot Certificate to Store
id: d223b46b-5621-4037-88fe-fda32eead684
status: test
description: Detects the addition of new root, CA or AuthRoot certificates to the Windows registry
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1553.004/T1553.004.md#atomic-test-6---add-root-certificate-to-currentuser-certificate-store
    - https://posts.specterops.io/code-signing-certificate-cloning-attacks-and-defenses-6f98657fc6ec
author: frack113
date: 2022-04-04
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1490
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates\'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates\'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\CA\Certificates\'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\'
        TargetObject|endswith: '\Blob'
        Details: 'Binary Data'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium