Added more generic potential HKCU CLSID COM hijacking rule #5248
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Summary of the Pull Request
The existing COM hijacking rule (registry_set_persistence_com_hijacking_builtin.yml) does not explicitly target a specific registry hive, although its references revolve around hijacking attempts in
HKCU
only. It only monitors the InprocServer32 and LocalServer32 subkeys and is very strict regarding file paths and registry subkeys.Attackers frequently abuse
HKCU
(particularly for user-level persistence) usingInprocServer
andLocalServer
registry keys too. This new rule specifically monitors the HKCU hive forInprocServer
,InprocServer32
,LocalServer
andLocalServer32
—and notably does not enforce any file path restrictions. As a result, the only expected false positives would likely occur during the installation of new software.Changelog
new: Potential HKCU CLSID COM Hijacking - Sysmon
Example Log Event
Fixed Issues
SigmaHQ Rule Creation Conventions