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Re: Dynamicism Of Windows Registry


From: "Colin Bean" <ccbean () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:14:27 -0700

You can monitor the registry in real time using RegMon from SysInternals:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Regmon.html

Spybot Search and Destroy also has a helper application (TeaTimer)
that hooks registry changes and allows you to permit or deny them as
they happen.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

So it's possible to monitor the registry and prevent changes; although
I'm not sure if this answers your question.  Perhaps you could clarify
what you mean by "thwart an attack by that system"?

I've installed RegMon on a system infected with malware that would
automatically regenerate its startup keys, and I could see the malware
continuously polling the registry to see if its keys were still there.
Didn't help me to remove the malware, but was interesting to see :)

Regards,
-Colin

On 6/21/06, Jason T. Hallahan <jthallah () gmail com> wrote:
Hello and good day:

I have a question. Exactly how dynamic is the Windows Registry?
Specifically, if you were somehow able to monitor in real-time the
changes made to the registry of a system on your network (HW/SW
installation, Processes running, websites visited, etc.) would you be
able to thwart an attack by that system (user), or would it be too
little information, too late?

Thanks for your help.

Best regards,
Jason

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