Registry Persistence via Explorer Run Key
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects a possible persistence mechanism using RUN key for Windows Explorer and pointing to a suspicious folder
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Registry value modified" AND (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" AND OBJECTVALUENAME = "Run")) AND INFORMATION contains ":\$Recycle.bin\,:\ProgramData\,:\Temp\,:\Users\Default\,:\Users\Public\,:\Windows\Temp\,\AppData\Local\Temp" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), oscd.community
