Detection rules › Sigma
Potential COM Object Hijacking Via TreatAs Subkey - Registry
Detects COM object hijacking via TreatAs subkey
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1546.015 Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking |
| Privilege Escalation | T1546.015 Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 13 | RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
TargetObject|contains: 'Classes\CLSID\'
TargetObject|contains: 'HKU\'
TargetObject|contains: '\TreatAs'
Stage 2: not 1 of filter_main_svchost
Image: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Image | eq |
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TargetObject | match |
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