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AN0589 Analytic 0589
Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Registry read access associated with suspicious or non-interactive processes querying system config, installed software, or security settings.</p>
- Detects
- T1012 Query Registry
- Part of
- DET0209 Detection of Registry Query for Environmental Discovery
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=1 | DC0032 Process Creation |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=13, 14 | DC0063 Windows Registry Key Modification |
| WinEventLog:PowerShell | EventCode=4103, 4104, 4105, 4106 | DC0064 Command Execution |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
TargetRegistryPath | Focus detection on registry hives or keys likely to reveal environment info (e.g., HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion). |
ParentProcess | May tune for suspicious parent processes such as cmd.exe, wscript.exe, or mshta.exe. |
TimeWindow | Controls how closely registry access must follow process creation for correlation. |