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MNB_1101
Feb 8, 2022, 9:42:19 AM2/8/22
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Hi Wazuh team
How can I monitor the following path in the Windows registry?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU
I added the following command to ossec.conf
<windows_registry arch="both" >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU</windows_registry>
I set <frequency> 4 </frequency> to 4 to see the result on the server when I change the registry value
I have written the following command on the server to see the result
tail -f /var/ossec/logs/archives/archives.log | grep "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
But I did not see anything.
But when I add the following command to ossec.conf:
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windows\CurrentVersion\AutoRotation</windows_registry>
and written the following command on the server to see the result:
tail -f /var/ossec/logs/archives/archives.log | grep "
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "
I see the output below:
2022 Feb 08 18:07:41 (test) any->syscheck Registry Value '[x64] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windows\CurrentVersion\AutoRotation\New Value #1' added
Can HKEY_CURRENT_USER registries be monitored?
Or can only HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registries be monitored?
Do I have to make special settings?
My ossec.conf file:
<!--
Wazuh - Agent - Default configuration for Windows
More info at: https://documentation.wazuh.com
Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wazuh
-->
<ossec_config>
<client>
<server>
<address>172.16.250.86</address>
<port>1514</port>
<protocol>tcp</protocol>
</server>
<crypto_method>aes</crypto_method>
<notify_time>10</notify_time>
<time-reconnect>60</time-reconnect>
<auto_restart>yes</auto_restart>
</client>
<!-- Agent buffer options -->
<client_buffer>
<disabled>no</disabled>
<queue_size>5000</queue_size>
<events_per_second>500</events_per_second>
</client_buffer>
<!-- Log analysis -->
<localfile>
<location>Application</location>
<log_format>eventchannel</log_format>
</localfile>
<localfile>
<location>Security</location>
<log_format>eventchannel</log_format>
<query>Event/System[EventID != 5145 and EventID != 5156 and EventID != 5447 and
EventID != 4656 and EventID != 4658 and EventID != 4663 and EventID != 4660 and
EventID != 4670 and EventID != 4690 and EventID != 4703 and EventID != 4907 and
EventID != 5152 and EventID != 5157]</query>
</localfile>
<localfile>
<location>System</location>
<log_format>eventchannel</log_format>
</localfile>
<localfile>
<location>active-response\active-responses.log</location>
<log_format>syslog</log_format>
</localfile>
<!-- Policy monitoring -->
<rootcheck>
<disabled>no</disabled>
<windows_apps>./shared/win_applications_rcl.txt</windows_apps>
<windows_malware>./shared/win_malware_rcl.txt</windows_malware>
</rootcheck>
<!-- Security Configuration Assessment -->
<sca>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
<scan_on_start>yes</scan_on_start>
<interval>12h</interval>
<skip_nfs>yes</skip_nfs>
</sca>
<!-- File integrity monitoring -->
<syscheck>
<disabled>no</disabled>
<!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed default every 12 hours -->
<frequency>4</frequency>
<!-- Default files to be monitored. -->
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="regedit.exe$|system.ini$|win.ini$">%WINDIR%</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="at.exe$|attrib.exe$|cacls.exe$|cmd.exe$|eventcreate.exe$|ftp.exe$|lsass.exe$|net.exe$|net1.exe$|netsh.exe$|reg.exe$|regedt32.exe|regsvr32.exe|runas.exe|sc.exe|schtasks.exe|sethc.exe|subst.exe$">%WINDIR%\SysNative</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0">%WINDIR%\SysNative\drivers\etc</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="WMIC.exe$">%WINDIR%\SysNative\wbem</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="powershell.exe$">%WINDIR%\SysNative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="winrm.vbs$">%WINDIR%\SysNative</directories>
<!-- 32-bit programs. -->
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="at.exe$|attrib.exe$|cacls.exe$|cmd.exe$|eventcreate.exe$|ftp.exe$|lsass.exe$|net.exe$|net1.exe$|netsh.exe$|reg.exe$|regedit.exe$|regedt32.exe$|regsvr32.exe$|runas.exe$|sc.exe$|schtasks.exe$|sethc.exe$|subst.exe$">%WINDIR%\System32</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0">%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="WMIC.exe$">%WINDIR%\System32\wbem</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="powershell.exe$">%WINDIR%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="winrm.vbs$">%WINDIR%\System32</directories>
<directories realtime="yes">%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup</directories>
<ignore>%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini</ignore>
<ignore type="sregex">.log$|.htm$|.jpg$|.png$|.chm$|.pnf$|.evtx$</ignore>
<!-- Windows registry entries to monitor. -->
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\batfile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\cmdfile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\comfile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\exefile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\piffile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Directory</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Protocols</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\KnownDLLs</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurePipeServers\winreg</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windows\CurrentVersion\AutoRotation</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both" >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU</windows_registry>
<!-- Windows registry entries to ignore. -->
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Policy\Secrets</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\SAM\Domains\Account\Users</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore type="sregex">\Enum$</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\AppCs</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\DHCP</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\IPTLSIn</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\IPTLSOut</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\RPC-EPMap</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\Teredo</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent\Parameters\Cache</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ADOVMPPackage\Final</registry_ignore>
<!-- Frequency for ACL checking (seconds) -->
<windows_audit_interval>60</windows_audit_interval>
<!-- Nice value for Syscheck module -->
<process_priority>10</process_priority>
<!-- Maximum output throughput -->
<max_eps>100</max_eps>
<!-- Database synchronization settings -->
<synchronization>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
<interval>5m</interval>
<max_interval>1h</max_interval>
<max_eps>10</max_eps>
</synchronization>
</syscheck>
<!-- System inventory -->
<wodle name="syscollector">
<disabled>no</disabled>
<interval>1h</interval>
<scan_on_start>yes</scan_on_start>
<hardware>yes</hardware>
<os>yes</os>
<network>yes</network>
<packages>yes</packages>
<ports all="no">yes</ports>
<processes>yes</processes>
<!-- Database synchronization settings -->
<synchronization>
<max_eps>10</max_eps>
</synchronization>
</wodle>
<!-- CIS policies evaluation -->
<wodle name="cis-cat">
<disabled>yes</disabled>
<timeout>1800</timeout>
<interval>1d</interval>
<scan-on-start>yes</scan-on-start>
<java_path>\\server\jre\bin\java.exe</java_path>
<ciscat_path>C:\cis-cat</ciscat_path>
</wodle>
<!-- Osquery integration -->
<wodle name="osquery">
<disabled>yes</disabled>
<run_daemon>yes</run_daemon>
<bin_path>C:\Program Files\osquery\osqueryd</bin_path>
<log_path>C:\Program Files\osquery\log\osqueryd.results.log</log_path>
<config_path>C:\Program Files\osquery\osquery.conf</config_path>
<add_labels>yes</add_labels>
</wodle>
<!-- Active response -->
<active-response>
<disabled>no</disabled>
<ca_store>wpk_root.pem</ca_store>
<ca_verification>yes</ca_verification>
</active-response>
<!-- Choose between plain or json format (or both) for internal logs -->
<logging>
<log_format>plain</log_format>
</logging>
</ossec_config>
<!-- END of Default Configuration. -->
Wazuh - Agent - Default configuration for Windows
More info at: https://documentation.wazuh.com
Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wazuh
-->
<ossec_config>
<client>
<server>
<address>172.16.250.86</address>
<port>1514</port>
<protocol>tcp</protocol>
</server>
<crypto_method>aes</crypto_method>
<notify_time>10</notify_time>
<time-reconnect>60</time-reconnect>
<auto_restart>yes</auto_restart>
</client>
<!-- Agent buffer options -->
<client_buffer>
<disabled>no</disabled>
<queue_size>5000</queue_size>
<events_per_second>500</events_per_second>
</client_buffer>
<!-- Log analysis -->
<localfile>
<location>Application</location>
<log_format>eventchannel</log_format>
</localfile>
<localfile>
<location>Security</location>
<log_format>eventchannel</log_format>
<query>Event/System[EventID != 5145 and EventID != 5156 and EventID != 5447 and
EventID != 4656 and EventID != 4658 and EventID != 4663 and EventID != 4660 and
EventID != 4670 and EventID != 4690 and EventID != 4703 and EventID != 4907 and
EventID != 5152 and EventID != 5157]</query>
</localfile>
<localfile>
<location>System</location>
<log_format>eventchannel</log_format>
</localfile>
<localfile>
<location>active-response\active-responses.log</location>
<log_format>syslog</log_format>
</localfile>
<!-- Policy monitoring -->
<rootcheck>
<disabled>no</disabled>
<windows_apps>./shared/win_applications_rcl.txt</windows_apps>
<windows_malware>./shared/win_malware_rcl.txt</windows_malware>
</rootcheck>
<!-- Security Configuration Assessment -->
<sca>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
<scan_on_start>yes</scan_on_start>
<interval>12h</interval>
<skip_nfs>yes</skip_nfs>
</sca>
<!-- File integrity monitoring -->
<syscheck>
<disabled>no</disabled>
<!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed default every 12 hours -->
<frequency>4</frequency>
<!-- Default files to be monitored. -->
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="regedit.exe$|system.ini$|win.ini$">%WINDIR%</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="at.exe$|attrib.exe$|cacls.exe$|cmd.exe$|eventcreate.exe$|ftp.exe$|lsass.exe$|net.exe$|net1.exe$|netsh.exe$|reg.exe$|regedt32.exe|regsvr32.exe|runas.exe|sc.exe|schtasks.exe|sethc.exe|subst.exe$">%WINDIR%\SysNative</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0">%WINDIR%\SysNative\drivers\etc</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="WMIC.exe$">%WINDIR%\SysNative\wbem</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="powershell.exe$">%WINDIR%\SysNative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="winrm.vbs$">%WINDIR%\SysNative</directories>
<!-- 32-bit programs. -->
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="at.exe$|attrib.exe$|cacls.exe$|cmd.exe$|eventcreate.exe$|ftp.exe$|lsass.exe$|net.exe$|net1.exe$|netsh.exe$|reg.exe$|regedit.exe$|regedt32.exe$|regsvr32.exe$|runas.exe$|sc.exe$|schtasks.exe$|sethc.exe$|subst.exe$">%WINDIR%\System32</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0">%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="WMIC.exe$">%WINDIR%\System32\wbem</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="powershell.exe$">%WINDIR%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0</directories>
<directories recursion_level="0" restrict="winrm.vbs$">%WINDIR%\System32</directories>
<directories realtime="yes">%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup</directories>
<ignore>%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini</ignore>
<ignore type="sregex">.log$|.htm$|.jpg$|.png$|.chm$|.pnf$|.evtx$</ignore>
<!-- Windows registry entries to monitor. -->
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\batfile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\cmdfile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\comfile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\exefile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\piffile</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Directory</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Protocols</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\KnownDLLs</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurePipeServers\winreg</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce</windows_registry>
<windows_registry>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windows\CurrentVersion\AutoRotation</windows_registry>
<windows_registry arch="both" >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU</windows_registry>
<!-- Windows registry entries to ignore. -->
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Policy\Secrets</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\SAM\Domains\Account\Users</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore type="sregex">\Enum$</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\AppCs</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\DHCP</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\IPTLSIn</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\IPTLSOut</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\RPC-EPMap</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Parameters\PortKeywords\Teredo</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent\Parameters\Cache</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx</registry_ignore>
<registry_ignore>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ADOVMPPackage\Final</registry_ignore>
<!-- Frequency for ACL checking (seconds) -->
<windows_audit_interval>60</windows_audit_interval>
<!-- Nice value for Syscheck module -->
<process_priority>10</process_priority>
<!-- Maximum output throughput -->
<max_eps>100</max_eps>
<!-- Database synchronization settings -->
<synchronization>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
<interval>5m</interval>
<max_interval>1h</max_interval>
<max_eps>10</max_eps>
</synchronization>
</syscheck>
<!-- System inventory -->
<wodle name="syscollector">
<disabled>no</disabled>
<interval>1h</interval>
<scan_on_start>yes</scan_on_start>
<hardware>yes</hardware>
<os>yes</os>
<network>yes</network>
<packages>yes</packages>
<ports all="no">yes</ports>
<processes>yes</processes>
<!-- Database synchronization settings -->
<synchronization>
<max_eps>10</max_eps>
</synchronization>
</wodle>
<!-- CIS policies evaluation -->
<wodle name="cis-cat">
<disabled>yes</disabled>
<timeout>1800</timeout>
<interval>1d</interval>
<scan-on-start>yes</scan-on-start>
<java_path>\\server\jre\bin\java.exe</java_path>
<ciscat_path>C:\cis-cat</ciscat_path>
</wodle>
<!-- Osquery integration -->
<wodle name="osquery">
<disabled>yes</disabled>
<run_daemon>yes</run_daemon>
<bin_path>C:\Program Files\osquery\osqueryd</bin_path>
<log_path>C:\Program Files\osquery\log\osqueryd.results.log</log_path>
<config_path>C:\Program Files\osquery\osquery.conf</config_path>
<add_labels>yes</add_labels>
</wodle>
<!-- Active response -->
<active-response>
<disabled>no</disabled>
<ca_store>wpk_root.pem</ca_store>
<ca_verification>yes</ca_verification>
</active-response>
<!-- Choose between plain or json format (or both) for internal logs -->
<logging>
<log_format>plain</log_format>
</logging>
</ossec_config>
<!-- END of Default Configuration. -->
Hanes Nahuel Sciarrone
Feb 8, 2022, 11:27:15 AM2/8/22
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Hi Mohsen Ghahremani
Thank you for using Wazuh and sharing your question with the community. As I answered in another reply, syscheck can't scan and monitor changes in HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry because its values depend on the logged-in user in the current session of Windows and can produce false positives in the alerts. If you want to scan and monitor changes for a specific user you can do it with the following configuration
<windows_registry arch="both" report_changes="yes">HKEY_USERS\<USER_ID>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU</windows_registry>
The USER_ID is the UUID used by windows to identify the users created on the PC.
I hope you find the information useful.
Best regards
Hanes
Thank you for using Wazuh and sharing your question with the community. As I answered in another reply, syscheck can't scan and monitor changes in HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry because its values depend on the logged-in user in the current session of Windows and can produce false positives in the alerts. If you want to scan and monitor changes for a specific user you can do it with the following configuration
<windows_registry arch="both" report_changes="yes">HKEY_USERS\<USER_ID>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU</windows_registry>
The USER_ID is the UUID used by windows to identify the users created on the PC.
I hope you find the information useful.
Best regards
Hanes
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