Modify User Shell Folders Startup Value

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detect modification of the startup key to a path where a payload could be stored to be launched during startup

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry value modified" AND (OBJECTNAME contains "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" AND OBJECTVALUENAME startswith "User Shell Folders")) AND (OBJECTNAME endswith "Startup" OR OBJECTVALUENAME endswith "Startup") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

frack113