huntrule

Suspicious Environment Variable Has Been Registered (via registry_set)

This rule detects the creation of user-specific or system-wide environment variables via the registry. Which contains anomalous commands and strings

SigmahighWindowsv1
Full detection rule

Unlock this rule to view and copy it

Rule logic is available with an unlock credit. The public page keeps its context, mappings and implementation details visible.

Sign in to unlock

Known false positives

  • Unknown

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.