Internet Explorer Autorun Keys Modification

 Original Source: [Sigma source]
Title: Internet Explorer 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
Author: Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Tim Shelton, frack113 (split)
Date: 2019-10-25
modified:2023-08-17
Tags:
  • -'attack.privilege-escalation'
  • -'attack.persistence'
  • -'attack.t1547.001'
Logsource:
  • category: registry_set
  • product: windows
Detection:
  ie:
    TargetObject|contains:
      -'\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer'
      -'\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer'

  ie_details:
    TargetObject|contains:
      -'\Toolbar'
      -'\Extensions'
      -'\Explorer Bars'

  filter_empty:
    Details: '(Empty)'
  filter_extensions:
    TargetObject|contains:
      -'\Extensions\{2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49}'
      -'\Extensions\{31D09BA0-12F5-4CCE-BE8A-2923E76605DA}'
      -'\Extensions\{789FE86F-6FC4-46A1-9849-EDE0DB0C95CA}'
      -'\Extensions\{A95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a}'

  filter_toolbar:
    TargetObject|endswith:
      -'\Toolbar\ShellBrowser\ITBar7Layout'
      -'\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton'
      -'\Toolbar\Locked'

  condition:ie and ie_details and not 1 of filter_*
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