Possible System Information Enumeration through Registry Queries (via process_creation)

title: Possible System Information Enumeration through Registry Queries (via process_creation)
id: 59da4b3f-1553-5835-b24f-ac6fce334a99
status: stable
description: This rule detects attempts to query system information directly from the Windows Registry.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/
    - https://cert.gov.ua/article/6277849
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/75fa21076dcefa348a7521403cdd6bfc4e88623c/atomics/T1082/T1082.md
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/75fa21076dcefa348a7521403cdd6bfc4e88623c/atomics/T1124/T1124.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-23
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1082
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_cmd_reg:
        Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'
        CommandLine|contains: 'query'
        CommandLine|contains|windash: '-v'
    selection_cmd_powershell:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\powershell.exe'
            - '\pwsh.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'Get-ItemPropertyValue'
            - 'gpv'
    selection_keys:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall'
            - '\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation'
            - '\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services'
    condition: 1 of selection_cmd_* and selection_keys
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_discovery_via_reg_queries/info.yml
simulation:
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: System Information Discovery
      technique: T1010
      atomic_guid: 66703791-c902-4560-8770-42b8a91f7667
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Discover OS Product Name via Registry
      technique: T1082
      atomic_guid: be3b5fe3-a575-4fb8-83f6-ad4a68dd5ce7
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Discover OS Build Number via Registry
      technique: T1082
      atomic_guid: acfcd709-0013-4f1e-b9ee-bc1e7bafaaec