Title:
Direct Autorun Keys Modification
Status:
test
Description:Detects direct modification of autostart extensibility point (ASEP) in registry using reg.exe.
References:
-https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1547.001/T1547.001.md
-https://github.com/HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks/blob/e4c7b21b8f36c97c35b7c622732b38a189ce18f7/src/windows-hardening/windows-local-privilege-escalation/privilege-escalation-with-autorun-binaries.md
Author: Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2019-10-25
modified:2026-01-05
Tags:
- -'attack.privilege-escalation'
- -'attack.persistence'
- -'attack.t1547.001'
Logsource:
- category: process_creation
- product: windows
Detection:
selection_img:
Image|endswith:
'\reg.exe'
OriginalFileName:
'reg.exe'
selection_cli_add:
CommandLine|contains:
'add'
selection_cli_keys:
CommandLine|contains:
-'\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
-'\software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
-'\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run'
-'\software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit'
-'\software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell'
-'\software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows'
-'\system\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\AlternateShell'
condition:
all of selection_*
Falsepositives:
-Legitimate software automatically (mostly, during installation) sets up autorun keys for legitimate reasons.
-Legitimate administrator sets up autorun keys for legitimate reasons.
-Discord
Level:
medium
