Possible Registry Change Through Regini.EXE (via process_creation)

title: Possible Registry Change Through Regini.EXE (via process_creation)
id: 0f440de9-cf0e-5e37-9c9d-8945abcf63e3
status: stable
description: This rule detects the execution of regini.exe that can be leveraged to modify registry keys, the changes are imported from one or more text files.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112/
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Regini/
    - https://gist.github.com/api0cradle/cdd2d0d0ec9abb686f0e89306e277b8f
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/regini
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-29
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1112
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Image|endswith: '\regini.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'REGINI.EXE'
    filter:
        CommandLine|re: ':[^ \\]'
    condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low