Leviathan Registry Key Activity
Detects registry key used by Leviathan APT in Malaysian focused campaign
Detection logic
selection
TargetObject|contains: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ntkdCondition
selectionRaw YAML
title: Leviathan Registry Key Activity
id: 70d43542-cd2d-483c-8f30-f16b436fd7db
status: test
description: Detects registry key used by Leviathan APT in Malaysian focused campaign
references:
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/advanced-techniques-used-in-malaysian-focused-apt-campaign
author: Aidan Bracher
date: 2020-07-07
modified: 2023-09-19
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1547.001
- detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
category: registry_event
product: windows
detection:
selection:
TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ntkd'
condition: selection
level: criticalFalse positives
No false positives documented in this rule.