Title:
CurrentVersion Autorun Keys Modification
Status:
test
Description:Detects modification of autostart extensibility point (ASEP) in registry.
References:
-https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1547.001/T1547.001.md
-https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
-https://gist.github.com/GlebSukhodolskiy/0fc5fa5f482903064b448890db1eaf9d
-https://oddvar.moe/2018/03/21/persistence-using-runonceex-hidden-from-autoruns-exe/
Author: Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Tim Shelton, frack113 (split)
Date: 2019-10-25
modified:2025-10-22
Tags:
- -'attack.privilege-escalation'
- -'attack.persistence'
- -'attack.t1547.001'
Logsource:
- category: registry_set
- product: windows
Detection:
selection_current_version_base:
TargetObject|contains:
'\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion'
selection_current_version_keys:
TargetObject|contains:
-'\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad'
-'\Run\'
-'\RunOnce\'
-'\RunOnceEx\'
-'\RunServices\'
-'\RunServicesOnce\'
-'\Policies\System\Shell'
-'\Policies\Explorer\Run'
-'\Group Policy\Scripts\Startup'
-'\Group Policy\Scripts\Shutdown'
-'\Group Policy\Scripts\Logon'
-'\Group Policy\Scripts\Logoff'
-'\Explorer\ShellServiceObjects'
-'\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers'
-'\Explorer\ShellExecuteHooks'
-'\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler'
-'\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
-'\Authentication\PLAP Providers'
-'\Authentication\Credential Providers'
-'\Authentication\Credential Provider Filters'
filter_main_generic_all:
Details:
'(Empty)'
TargetObject|endswith:
'\NgcFirst\ConsecutiveSwitchCount'
- Image|endswith:
- '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\Update\OneDriveSetup.exe'
- '\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe'
- '\AppData\Local\WebEx\WebexHost.exe'
- Image:
- 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\devicecensus.exe'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\winsat.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft OneDrive\StandaloneUpdater\OneDriveSetup.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft OneDrive\StandaloneUpdater\OneDriveSetup.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft OneDrive\Update\OneDriveSetup.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft OneDrive\Update\OneDriveSetup.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files\KeePass Password Safe 2\ShInstUtil.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\integration\integrator.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\integration\integrator.exe'
filter_main_null:
Details:
'None'
filter_main_logonui:
Image:
'C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe'
TargetObject|contains:
-'\Authentication\Credential Providers\{D6886603-9D2F-4EB2-B667-1971041FA96B}\'
-'\Authentication\Credential Providers\{BEC09223-B018-416D-A0AC-523971B639F5}\'
-'\Authentication\Credential Providers\{8AF662BF-65A0-4D0A-A540-A338A999D36F}\'
-'\Authentication\Credential Providers\{27FBDB57-B613-4AF2-9D7E-4FA7A66C21AD}\'
filter_main_edge:
Image|startswith:
-'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\'
-'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\'
-'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe'
filter_main_defender:
Image:
'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe'
filter_main_teams:
Image|endswith:
'\Microsoft\Teams\current\Teams.exe'
Details|contains:
'\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe --processStart '
filter_main_ctfmon:
Image:
'C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe'
Details:
'ctfmon.exe /n'
filter_optional_dropbox:
Image:
'C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe'
TargetObject|contains:
'DropboxExt'
Details|endswith:
'A251-47B7-93E1-CDD82E34AF8B}'
filter_optional_opera_1:
TargetObject|endswith:
'\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Opera Browser Assistant'
Details:
'C:\Program Files\Opera\assistant\browser_assistant.exe'
filter_optional_opera_2:
TargetObject|endswith:
'\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Opera Stable'
Details:
-'C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe'
-'C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\launcher.exe'
filter_optional_itunes:
TargetObject|endswith:
'\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\iTunesHelper'
Details:
'"C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"'
filter_optional_zoom:
TargetObject|endswith:
'\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\zoommsirepair'
Details:
'"C:\Program Files\Zoom\bin\installer.exe" /repair'
filter_optional_greenshot:
TargetObject|endswith:
'\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Greenshot'
Details:
'C:\Program Files\Greenshot\Greenshot.exe'
filter_optional_googledrive1:
TargetObject|endswith:
'\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleDriveFS'
Details|startswith:
'C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\'
Details|contains:
'\GoogleDriveFS.exe'
filter_optional_googledrive2:
TargetObject|contains:
'GoogleDrive'
Details:
-'{CFE8B367-77A7-41D7-9C90-75D16D7DC6B6}'
-'{A8E52322-8734-481D-A7E2-27B309EF8D56}'
-'{C973DA94-CBDF-4E77-81D1-E5B794FBD146}'
-'{51EF1569-67EE-4AD6-9646-E726C3FFC8A2}'
filter_optional_onedrive:
Details|startswith:
-'C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /q /c rmdir /s /q "C:\Users\'
-'C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /q /c del /q "C:\Users\'
Details|contains:
'\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\'
filter_optional_python:
TargetObject|contains:
'\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\{'
Details|contains|all:
-'\AppData\Local\Package Cache\{'
-'}\python-'
Details|endswith:
'.exe" /burn.runonce'
filter_optional_officeclicktorun:
Image|startswith:
-'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\'
-'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\'
Image|endswith:
'\OfficeClickToRun.exe'
filter_optional_teams:
Image|endswith:
'\Microsoft\Teams\current\Teams.exe'
Details|contains:
'\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe --processStart'
filter_optional_AVG_setup:
Image|contains:
-'C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\Setup\'
-'C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Antivirus\Setup\'
-'\instup.exe'
Details:
-'"C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\AvLaunch.exe" /gui'
-'"C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Antivirus\AvLaunch.exe" /gui'
-'{472083B0-C522-11CF-8763-00608CC02F24}'
-'{472083B1-C522-11CF-8763-00608CC02F24}'
filter_optional_Avast:
Image|contains:
-'C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\Setup\'
-'C:\Program Files (x86)\Avast Software\Avast\Setup\'
-'\instup.exe'
Details:
-'"C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\AvLaunch.exe" /gui'
-'"C:\Program Files (x86)\Avast Software\Avast\AvLaunch.exe" /gui'
filter_optional_AVG_avgtoolsvc:
Image:
-'C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\avgToolsSvc.exe'
-'C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Antivirus\avgToolsSvc.exe'
TargetObject|contains:
'\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run\'
Details:
'Binary Data'
filter_optional_aurora_dashboard:
Image|endswith:
-'\aurora-agent-64.exe'
-'\aurora-agent.exe'
TargetObject|endswith:
'\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\aurora-dashboard'
Details:
'C:\Program Files\Aurora-Agent\tools\aurora-dashboard.exe'
filter_optional_everything:
TargetObject|endswith:
'\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Everything'
Details|endswith:
'\Everything\Everything.exe" -startup'
filter_optional_discord:
TargetObject|endswith:
'\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Discord'
Details|endswith:
'\Discord\Update.exe --processStart Discord.exe'
condition:
all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_*
Falsepositives:
-Legitimate software automatically (mostly, during installation) sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason
-Legitimate administrator sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason
Level:
medium
