WinSock2 Autorun Keys Modification

 1title: WinSock2 Autorun Keys Modification
 2id: d6c2ce7e-afb5-4337-9ca4-4b5254ed0565
 3related:
 4    - id: 17f878b8-9968-4578-b814-c4217fc5768c
 5      type: derived
 6status: test
 7description: Detects modification of autostart extensibility point (ASEP) in registry.
 8references:
 9    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1547.001/T1547.001.md
10    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
11    - https://gist.github.com/GlebSukhodolskiy/0fc5fa5f482903064b448890db1eaf9d # a list with registry keys
12author: Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Tim Shelton, frack113 (split)
13date: 2019-10-25
14modified: 2023-08-17
15tags:
16    - attack.privilege-escalation
17    - attack.persistence
18    - attack.t1547.001
19logsource:
20    category: registry_set
21    product: windows
22detection:
23    winsock_parameters_base:
24        TargetObject|contains: '\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinSock2\Parameters'
25    winsock_parameters:
26        TargetObject|contains:
27            - '\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries'
28            - '\NameSpace_Catalog5\Catalog_Entries'
29    filter:
30        - Details: '(Empty)'
31        - Image: 'C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe'
32        - Image: 'C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe'
33    condition: winsock_parameters_base and winsock_parameters and not filter
34fields:
35    - SecurityID
36    - ObjectName
37    - OldValueType
38    - NewValueType
39falsepositives:
40    - Legitimate software automatically (mostly, during installation) sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason
41    - Legitimate administrator sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason
42level: medium

References

• atomic-red-team/atomics/T1547.001/T1547.001.md at f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9 · redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  

  Small and highly portable detection tests based on MITRE's ATT&CK. - redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  
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• Autoruns - Sysinternals

  

  See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.

  
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• Autorun Registry Keys

  

  Autorun Registry Keys. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

  
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