mandiant / mandiant/capa-rules

add coverage for registry manipulation via WMI StdRegProv

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Description

> The StdRegProv class contains methods that manipulate system registry keys and values. StdRegProv is preinstalled in the WMI namespaces root\default and root\cimv2.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/regprov/stdregprov

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the existing rule coverage for WMI or registry manipulation, then use the linked StdRegProv reference to identify the relevant methods and namespaces. Done means the requested registry-manipulation behavior through StdRegProv is represented by capa rules and covered by the repository's applicable checks.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
operating-systems, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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