ATT&CK · T1012
Query Registry
Tactics: discovery
About
Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather information about the system, configuration, and installed software. The Registry contains a significant amount of information about the operating system, configuration, software, and security. Information can easily be queried using the Reg utility, though other means to access the Registry exist. Some of the information may help adversaries to further their operation within a network. Adversaries may use the information from Query Registry during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions.
Used by actors
19 known groups
Software
99 malware/tools implement this
Corpus indicators tagged with this technique
204 indicators in the corpus carry T1012.
Showing the top 30 by severity of 204.