SIP Provider Modification

Last updated 5 months ago on 2025-03-20
Created 5 years ago on 2021-01-20

About

Identifies modifications to the registered Subject Interface Package (SIP) providers. SIP providers are used by the Windows cryptographic system to validate file signatures on the system. This may be an attempt to bypass signature validation checks or inject code into critical processes.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: WindowsUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Defense EvasionData Source: Elastic EndgameData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: SysmonData Source: Microsoft Defender for EndpointData Source: SentinelOneLanguage: eql
Severity
medium
Risk Score
47
MITRE ATT&CK™

Defense Evasion (TA0005)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Event Correlation Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
logs-endpoint.events.registry-*endgame-*logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*winlogbeat-*logs-m365_defender.event-*logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*
Related Integrations

endpoint(opens in a new tab or window)

windows(opens in a new tab or window)

m365_defender(opens in a new tab or window)

sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "change" and registry.value : ("Dll", "$Dll") and
  registry.path: (
    "*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\OID\\EncodingType 0\\CryptSIPDllPutSignedDataMsg\\{*}\\Dll",
    "*\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\OID\\EncodingType 0\\CryptSIPDllPutSignedDataMsg\\{*}\\Dll",
    "*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\Providers\\Trust\\FinalPolicy\\{*}\\$Dll",
    "*\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\Providers\\Trust\\FinalPolicy\\{*}\\$Dll"
    ) and
  registry.data.strings:"*.dll" and
  not (process.name : "msiexec.exe" and registry.data.strings : "mso.dll") and
  not (process.name : "regsvr32.exe" and registry.data.strings == "WINTRUST.DLL")

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect SIP Provider Modification in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).