Suspicious Startup Folder Persistence

 1title: Suspicious Startup Folder Persistence
 2id: 28208707-fe31-437f-9a7f-4b1108b94d2e
 3related:
 4    - id: 2aa0a6b4-a865-495b-ab51-c28249537b75
 5      type: similar
 6status: test
 7description: Detects when a file with a suspicious extension is created in the startup folder
 8references:
 9    - https://github.com/last-byte/PersistenceSniper
10author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
11date: 2022/08/10
12modified: 2023/01/06
13tags:
14    - attack.persistence
15    - attack.t1547.001
16logsource:
17    product: windows
18    category: file_event
19detection:
20    selection:
21        TargetFilename|contains: '\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\'
22        TargetFilename|endswith:
23            # Add or remove suspicious extensions according to your env needs
24            - '.vbs'
25            - '.vbe'
26            - '.bat'
27            - '.ps1'
28            - '.hta'
29            - '.dll'
30            - '.jar'
31            - '.msi'
32            - '.scr'
33            - '.cmd'
34    condition: selection
35falsepositives:
36    - Rare legitimate usage of some of the extensions mentioned in the rule
37level: high