Detection rules › Sigma
SAM Registry Hive Handle Request
Detects handles requested to SAM registry hive
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1552.002 Unsecured Credentials: Credentials in Registry |
| Discovery | T1012 Query Registry |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | 4656 | A handle to an object was requested. |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
ObjectName|endswith: '\SAM'
ObjectType: Key
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 |
|---|---|---|
ObjectName | ends_with |
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ObjectType | eq |
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