Potential Persistence Via Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects manual execution of the "Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" task via schtasks. In order to trigger persistence stored in the "\\AppCompatFlags\\TelemetryController" registry key.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\schtasks.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "schtasks.exe") AND (COMMANDLINE contains "run " AND COMMANDLINE contains "\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Sreeman