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Potential Persistence Via Mpnotify
Detects when an attacker register a new SIP provider for persistence and defense evasion
Known false positives
- Might trigger if a legitimate new SIP provider is registered. But this is not a common occurrence in an environment and should be investigated either way
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | No specific technique |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 13: RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
Rule body
title: Potential Persistence Via Mpnotify
id: 92772523-d9c1-4c93-9547-b0ca500baba3
status: test
description: Detects when an attacker register a new SIP provider for persistence and defense evasion
references:
- https://persistence-info.github.io/Data/mpnotify.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggY3srD9dYs&ab_channel=GrzegorzTworek
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-07-21
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
- attack.persistence
logsource:
category: registry_set
product: windows
detection:
selection:
TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\mpnotify'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Might trigger if a legitimate new SIP provider is registered. But this is not a common occurrence in an environment and should be investigated either way
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\mpnotify'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
TargetObject | match |
| field:"TargetObject" kind:match value:"\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\mpnotify" |