Defender-DeviceRegistryEvents

ActionTypeTitleSampleRule
anyRegistry activityYY
RegistryKeyCreatedRegistry key createdYN
RegistryKeyDeletedRegistry key deletedYY
RegistryValueSetRegistry value setYY
RegistryValueDeletedRegistry value deletedYY
RegistryKeyRenamedRegistry key renamedNY

any: Registry activity

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Table
DeviceRegistryEvents

Detection Fields #

Fields referenced by at least one attached detection rule. This view counts distinct rules and is not a complete event schema.

NameRulesVendors
ActionType2 detection rulesKusto
RegistryKey2 detection rulesKusto
InitiatingProcessFileName1 detection ruleKusto
RegistryValueData1 detection ruleKusto
RegistryValueName1 detection ruleKusto

Example Event #

{
  "ActionType": "RegistryValueSet",
  "DeviceId": "99ffb4eafd9c8fb310527d15d666a58ab4661114",
  "DeviceName": "jd-win11-22h2-1.ludus.domain",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountDomain": "nt authority",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountName": "system",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountSid": "S-1-5-18",
  "InitiatingProcessCommandLine": "svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s Schedule",
  "InitiatingProcessCreationTime": "2026-08-01T00:56:39.5027656Z",
  "InitiatingProcessFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize": 79920,
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessFolderPath": "c:\\windows\\system32\\svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessId": 2036,
  "InitiatingProcessId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessIntegrityLevel": "System",
  "InitiatingProcessMD5": "8ec922c7a58a8701ab481b7be9644536",
  "InitiatingProcessParentCreationTime": "2026-08-01T00:56:34.7240107Z",
  "InitiatingProcessParentFileName": "services.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessParentId": 1084,
  "InitiatingProcessParentId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA1": "3f64c98f22da277a07cab248c44c56eedb796a81",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA256": "949bfb5b4c7d58d92f3f9c5f8ec7ca4ceaffd10ec5f0020f0a987c472d61c54b",
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId": 0,
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessTokenElevation": "TokenElevationTypeDefault",
  "InitiatingProcessUniqueId": "9851624184872996",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName": "Microsoft Corporation",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoFileDescription": "Host Process for Windows Services",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoInternalFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName": "Microsoft® Windows® Operating System",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductVersion": "10.0.22621.1",
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession": 0,
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession@odata.type": "#SByte",
  "PreviousRegistryValueName": "Actions",
  "RegistryKey": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Schedule\\TaskCache\\Tasks\\{90834B2B-34D9-4B58-BE3D-C56DC9C710A2}",
  "RegistryValueName": "Actions",
  "RegistryValueType": "Binary",
  "ReportId": 5979,
  "ReportId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "Timestamp": "2026-08-01T08:19:41.476011Z"
}

Detection Patterns #

Common Indicators #

Positive field/value combinations most frequently checked by detection rules targeting this event, derived from cross-vendor predicate analysis. This is separate from Fields accounting, which also includes exclusions and counts distinct attached rules.

FieldKindValueRulesVendors
EventType (kusto rule field)eqRegistryValueSet2 ruleskusto
GlobalPrevalence (kusto rule field)is_null1 rulekusto
GlobalPrevalence (kusto rule field)lt1001 rulekusto
TargetObject (kusto rule field)contains\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer\run1 rulekusto
parent_process_name (kusto rule field)incmd.exe1 rulekusto
parent_process_name (kusto rule field)inexcel.exe1 rulekusto
parent_process_name (kusto rule field)inpowerpnt.exe1 rulekusto
parent_process_name (kusto rule field)inpowershell.exe1 rulekusto
parent_process_name (kusto rule field)inwinword.exe1 rulekusto

RegistryKeyCreated: Registry key created

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Table
DeviceRegistryEvents

Example Event #

{
  "ActionType": "RegistryKeyCreated",
  "DeviceId": "99ffb4eafd9c8fb310527d15d666a58ab4661114",
  "DeviceName": "jd-win11-22h2-1.ludus.domain",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountDomain": "nt authority",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountName": "system",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountSid": "S-1-5-18",
  "InitiatingProcessCommandLine": "svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s Schedule",
  "InitiatingProcessCreationTime": "2026-08-01T00:56:39.5027656Z",
  "InitiatingProcessFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize": 79920,
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessFolderPath": "c:\\windows\\system32\\svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessId": 2036,
  "InitiatingProcessId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessIntegrityLevel": "System",
  "InitiatingProcessMD5": "8ec922c7a58a8701ab481b7be9644536",
  "InitiatingProcessParentCreationTime": "2026-08-01T00:56:34.7240107Z",
  "InitiatingProcessParentFileName": "services.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessParentId": 1084,
  "InitiatingProcessParentId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA1": "3f64c98f22da277a07cab248c44c56eedb796a81",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA256": "949bfb5b4c7d58d92f3f9c5f8ec7ca4ceaffd10ec5f0020f0a987c472d61c54b",
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId": 0,
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessTokenElevation": "TokenElevationTypeDefault",
  "InitiatingProcessUniqueId": "9851624184872996",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName": "Microsoft Corporation",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoFileDescription": "Host Process for Windows Services",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoInternalFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName": "Microsoft® Windows® Operating System",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductVersion": "10.0.22621.1",
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession": 0,
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession@odata.type": "#SByte",
  "RegistryKey": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Schedule\\TaskCache\\Tasks\\{90834B2B-34D9-4B58-BE3D-C56DC9C710A2}",
  "RegistryValueType": "None",
  "ReportId": 5978,
  "ReportId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "Timestamp": "2026-08-01T08:19:41.4740714Z"
}

RegistryKeyDeleted: Registry key deleted

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Table
DeviceRegistryEvents

Example Event #

{
  "ActionType": "RegistryKeyDeleted",
  "DeviceId": "99ffb4eafd9c8fb310527d15d666a58ab4661114",
  "DeviceName": "jd-win11-22h2-1.ludus.domain",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountDomain": "nt authority",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountName": "system",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountSid": "S-1-5-18",
  "InitiatingProcessCommandLine": "\"setup.exe\" --install-archive=\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\Install\\{35DA5BC7-DF19-4F12-8C18-35B7DE79AC5B}\\MicrosoftEdge_X64_150.0.4078.96_150.0.4078.65.exe\" --previous-version=\"150.0.4078.65\" --mscopilot --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --system-level --channel=stable --copilot-upgrade-only=1",
  "InitiatingProcessCreationTime": "2026-08-01T08:05:30.1773334Z",
  "InitiatingProcessFileName": "setup.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize": 5379912,
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessFolderPath": "c:\\program files (x86)\\microsoft\\edgeupdate\\install\\{35da5bc7-df19-4f12-8c18-35b7de79ac5b}\\edgemitmp_112ff.tmp\\setup.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessId": 4356,
  "InitiatingProcessId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessIntegrityLevel": "System",
  "InitiatingProcessMD5": "5dc33a5a93a238e9a8bb4bbd386b711b",
  "InitiatingProcessParentCreationTime": "2026-08-01T08:05:29.5208816Z",
  "InitiatingProcessParentFileName": "MicrosoftEdge_X64_150.0.4078.96_150.0.4078.65.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessParentId": 11580,
  "InitiatingProcessParentId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA1": "3ff14fb636c40c3d988713cbb59df4a38240a7a3",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA256": "18572bcabd8ada30a2ca9388f3769bcfad950ea115ebebecfa39c28874f25bec",
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId": 0,
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessTokenElevation": "TokenElevationTypeDefault",
  "InitiatingProcessUniqueId": "9851624184873434",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName": "Microsoft Corporation",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoFileDescription": "Microsoft Edge Installer",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoInternalFileName": "setup_exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName": "setup.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName": "Microsoft Edge Installer",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductVersion": "150.0.4078.96",
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession": 0,
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession@odata.type": "#SByte",
  "PreviousRegistryKey": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\CLSID\\{7A8E2F3C-4B91-4D6E-9C5A-2DF83E1A7B4C}\\LocalServer32",
  "RegistryValueType": "None",
  "ReportId": 4942,
  "ReportId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "Timestamp": "2026-08-01T08:06:36.0923528Z"
}

Common Indicators #

Positive field/value combinations most frequently checked by detection rules targeting this event, derived from cross-vendor predicate analysis. This is separate from Fields accounting, which also includes exclusions and counts distinct attached rules.

FieldKindValueRulesVendors
EventType (kusto rule field)inRegistryKeyCreated5 ruleskusto
EventType (kusto rule field)inRegistryValueSet5 ruleskusto
Details (kusto rule field)eq11 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withcmd.exe1 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withpowershell.exe1 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withpowershell_ise.exe1 rulekusto
TargetObject (kusto rule field)containssoftware\classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command1 rulekusto

Detection Rules #

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Kusto #

RegistryValueSet: Registry value set

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Table
DeviceRegistryEvents

Detection Fields #

Fields referenced by at least one attached detection rule. This view counts distinct rules and is not a complete event schema.

NameRulesVendors
ActionType5 detection rulesKusto
RegistryKey5 detection rulesKusto
RegistryValueData3 detection rulesKusto
RegistryValueName3 detection rulesKusto
InitiatingProcessFileName1 detection ruleKusto

Example Event #

{
  "ActionType": "RegistryValueSet",
  "DeviceId": "99ffb4eafd9c8fb310527d15d666a58ab4661114",
  "DeviceName": "jd-win11-22h2-1.ludus.domain",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountDomain": "nt authority",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountName": "system",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountSid": "S-1-5-18",
  "InitiatingProcessCommandLine": "svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s Schedule",
  "InitiatingProcessCreationTime": "2026-08-01T00:56:39.5027656Z",
  "InitiatingProcessFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize": 79920,
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessFolderPath": "c:\\windows\\system32\\svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessId": 2036,
  "InitiatingProcessId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessIntegrityLevel": "System",
  "InitiatingProcessMD5": "8ec922c7a58a8701ab481b7be9644536",
  "InitiatingProcessParentCreationTime": "2026-08-01T00:56:34.7240107Z",
  "InitiatingProcessParentFileName": "services.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessParentId": 1084,
  "InitiatingProcessParentId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA1": "3f64c98f22da277a07cab248c44c56eedb796a81",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA256": "949bfb5b4c7d58d92f3f9c5f8ec7ca4ceaffd10ec5f0020f0a987c472d61c54b",
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId": 0,
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessTokenElevation": "TokenElevationTypeDefault",
  "InitiatingProcessUniqueId": "9851624184872996",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName": "Microsoft Corporation",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoFileDescription": "Host Process for Windows Services",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoInternalFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName": "svchost.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName": "Microsoft® Windows® Operating System",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductVersion": "10.0.22621.1",
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession": 0,
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession@odata.type": "#SByte",
  "PreviousRegistryValueName": "Actions",
  "RegistryKey": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Schedule\\TaskCache\\Tasks\\{90834B2B-34D9-4B58-BE3D-C56DC9C710A2}",
  "RegistryValueName": "Actions",
  "RegistryValueType": "Binary",
  "ReportId": 5979,
  "ReportId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "Timestamp": "2026-08-01T08:19:41.476011Z"
}

Detection Patterns #

Common Indicators #

Positive field/value combinations most frequently checked by detection rules targeting this event, derived from cross-vendor predicate analysis. This is separate from Fields accounting, which also includes exclusions and counts distinct attached rules.

FieldKindValueRulesVendors
EventType (kusto rule field)eqRegistryValueSet2 ruleskusto
EventType (kusto rule field)eqregistryvalueset2 ruleskusto
EventType (kusto rule field)inRegistryKeyCreated5 ruleskusto
EventType (kusto rule field)inRegistryValueSet5 ruleskusto
Details (kusto rule field)eq11 rulekusto
GlobalPrevalence (kusto rule field)is_null1 rulekusto
GlobalPrevalence (kusto rule field)lt1001 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withcmd.exe1 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withpowershell.exe1 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withpowershell_ise.exe1 rulekusto
TargetObject (kusto rule field)contains\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer\run1 rulekusto
TargetObject (kusto rule field)containssoftware\classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command1 rulekusto
parent_process_name (kusto rule field)incmd.exe1 rulekusto
parent_process_name (kusto rule field)inpowershell.exe1 rulekusto

Detection Rules #

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Kusto #

RegistryValueDeleted: Registry value deleted

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Table
DeviceRegistryEvents

Example Event #

{
  "ActionType": "RegistryValueDeleted",
  "DeviceId": "99ffb4eafd9c8fb310527d15d666a58ab4661114",
  "DeviceName": "jd-win11-22h2-1.ludus.domain",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountDomain": "nt authority",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountName": "system",
  "InitiatingProcessAccountSid": "S-1-5-18",
  "InitiatingProcessCommandLine": "services.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessCreationTime": "2026-08-01T00:56:34.7240107Z",
  "InitiatingProcessFileName": "services.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize": 757696,
  "InitiatingProcessFileSize@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessFolderPath": "c:\\windows\\system32\\services.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessId": 1084,
  "InitiatingProcessId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessIntegrityLevel": "System",
  "InitiatingProcessMD5": "9231a3bd3ea5897debe82603f180b862",
  "InitiatingProcessParentCreationTime": "2026-08-01T00:56:34.5728316Z",
  "InitiatingProcessParentFileName": "wininit.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessParentId": 968,
  "InitiatingProcessParentId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA1": "dd9c3adcafca8ac9b61816120961baed5b0158e4",
  "InitiatingProcessSHA256": "f58b4b4f816d81eb1d1f6b4931e7620f24bb0ad96d576535769fdb56ede8aec2",
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId": 0,
  "InitiatingProcessSessionId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "InitiatingProcessTokenElevation": "TokenElevationTypeDefault",
  "InitiatingProcessUniqueId": "9851624184872971",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName": "Microsoft Corporation",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoFileDescription": "Services and Controller app",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoInternalFileName": "services.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName": "services.exe",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName": "Microsoft® Windows® Operating System",
  "InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductVersion": "10.0.22621.5415",
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession": 0,
  "IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession@odata.type": "#SByte",
  "PreviousRegistryKey": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\MicrosoftCopilotElevationService",
  "PreviousRegistryValueData": "Provides elevated privileges for Microsoft Copilot.",
  "PreviousRegistryValueName": "Description",
  "RegistryValueType": "None",
  "ReportId": 4947,
  "ReportId@odata.type": "#Int64",
  "Timestamp": "2026-08-01T08:06:36.1056209Z"
}

Common Indicators #

Positive field/value combinations most frequently checked by detection rules targeting this event, derived from cross-vendor predicate analysis. This is separate from Fields accounting, which also includes exclusions and counts distinct attached rules.

FieldKindValueRulesVendors
EventType (kusto rule field)inRegistryKeyCreated5 ruleskusto
EventType (kusto rule field)inRegistryValueSet5 ruleskusto
Details (kusto rule field)eq11 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withcmd.exe1 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withpowershell.exe1 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withpowershell_ise.exe1 rulekusto
TargetObject (kusto rule field)containssoftware\classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command1 rulekusto

Detection Rules #

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Kusto #

RegistryKeyRenamed: Registry key renamed

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Table
DeviceRegistryEvents

Common Indicators #

Positive field/value combinations most frequently checked by detection rules targeting this event, derived from cross-vendor predicate analysis. This is separate from Fields accounting, which also includes exclusions and counts distinct attached rules.

FieldKindValueRulesVendors
EventType (kusto rule field)inRegistryKeyCreated5 ruleskusto
EventType (kusto rule field)inRegistryValueSet5 ruleskusto
Details (kusto rule field)eq11 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withcmd.exe1 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withpowershell.exe1 rulekusto
ParentImage (kusto rule field)ends_withpowershell_ise.exe1 rulekusto
TargetObject (kusto rule field)containssoftware\classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command1 rulekusto

Detection Rules #

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Kusto #

References #