MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Discovery T1012
Description

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.(Citation: Wikipedia Windows Registry) Information can easily be queried using the [Reg](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0075) 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](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1012) during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions.

Supported Platforms
Windows
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
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 'description': 'Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather '
                'information about the system, configuration, and installed '
                'software.\n'
                '\n'
                'The Registry contains a significant amount of information '
                'about the operating system, configuration, software, and '
                'security.(Citation: Wikipedia Windows Registry) Information '
                'can easily be queried using the '
                '[Reg](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0075) 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](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1012) '
                'during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, '
                'including whether or not the adversary fully infects the '
                'target and/or attempts specific actions.',
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                         {'description': 'Wikipedia. (n.d.). Windows Registry. '
                                         'Retrieved February 2, 2015.',
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                          'url': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry'}],
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                        'phase_name': 'discovery'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:20.660Z',
 'name': 'Query Registry',
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