Potential Persistence Via TypedPaths

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects modification addition to the 'TypedPaths' key in the user or admin registry from a non standard application. Which might indicate persistence attempt

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry value modified" AND (OBJECTNAME contains "\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TypedPaths" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TypedPaths" AND isExist(OBJECTVALUENAME))) AND PROCESSNAME != "C:\Windows\explorer.exe,C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)