Query: detect Detect modification of the User Shell Folders registry values for Startup or Common Startup which could indicate persist in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detect modification of the User Shell Folders registry values for Startup or Common Startup which could indicate persist. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Modify User Shell Folders Startup Value id: 9c226817-8dc9-46c2-a58d-66655aafd7dc related: - id: 8f3ab69a-aa22-4943-aa58-e0a52fdf6818 type: similar status: test description: 'Detect modification of the User Shell Folders registry values for Startup or Common Startup which could indicate persistence attempts. Attackers may modify User Shell Folders registry keys to point to malicious executables or scripts that will be executed during startup. This technique is often used to maintain persistence on a compromised system by ensuring that the malicious payload is executed automatically. ' references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/9e5b12c4912c07562aec7500447b11fa3e17e254/atomics/T1547.001/T1547.001.md - https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/muddywater-snakes-riverbank/ author: frack113, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-10-01 modified: 2026-01-05 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.t1547.001 logsource: product: windows category: registry_set detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: - SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders - SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders TargetObject|endswith: - \Common Startup - \Startup filter_main_details_null: Details: null filter_main_programdata_startup: Details|contains: - C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - '%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup' filter_main_userprofile_startup_1: Details|contains: - '%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup' - '%%USERPROFILE%%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup' filter_main_userprofile_startup_2: Details|contains|all: - C:\Users\ - \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_susp_user_shell_folders/info.yml simulation: - type: atomic-red-team name: Change Startup Folder - HKLM Modify User Shell Folders Common Startup Value technique: T1547.001 atomic_guid: acfef903-7662-447e-a391-9c91c2f00f7b
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detect changes in auditd configuration files. Logsource: linux / auditd. Rule: title: Auditing Configuration Changes on Linux Host id: 977ef627-4539-4875-adf4-ed8f780c4922 status: test description: Detect changes in auditd configuration files references: - https://github.com/Neo23x0/auditd/blob/master/audit.rules - Self Experience author: Mikhail Larin, oscd.community date: 2019-10-25 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: product: linux service: auditd detection: selection: type: PATH name: - /etc/audit/* - /etc/libaudit.conf - /etc/audisp/* condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate administrative activity level: high