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Registry Persistence via Explorer Run Key
Detects a possible persistence mechanism using RUN key for Windows Explorer and pointing to a suspicious folder
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | |
| Privilege Escalation |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 13: RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
Rule body
title: Registry Persistence via Explorer Run Key
id: b7916c2a-fa2f-4795-9477-32b731f70f11
status: test
description: Detects a possible persistence mechanism using RUN key for Windows Explorer and pointing to a suspicious folder
references:
- https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/07/unit42-upatre-continues-evolve-new-anti-analysis-techniques/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), oscd.community
date: 2018-07-18
modified: 2023-12-11
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1547.001
logsource:
category: registry_set
product: windows
detection:
selection:
TargetObject|endswith: '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run'
Details|contains:
- ':\$Recycle.bin\'
- ':\ProgramData\'
- ':\Temp\'
- ':\Users\Default\'
- ':\Users\Public\'
- ':\Windows\Temp\'
- '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
TargetObject|endswith: '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run'
Details|contains:
- ':\$Recycle.bin\'
- ':\ProgramData\'
- ':\Temp\'
- ':\Users\Default\'
- ':\Users\Public\'
- ':\Windows\Temp\'
- '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
Details | match |
| field:"Details" kind:match |
TargetObject | ends_with |
| field:"TargetObject" kind:ends_with value:"\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run" |