New BgInfo.EXE Custom VBScript Registry Configuration
Detects setting of a new registry value related to BgInfo configuration, which can be abused to execute custom VBScript via "BgInfo.exe"
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1title: New BgInfo.EXE Custom VBScript Registry Configuration
2id: 992dd79f-dde8-4bb0-9085-6350ba97cfb3
3related:
4 - id: cd277474-5c52-4423-a52b-ac2d7969902f
5 type: similar
6status: test
7description: Detects setting of a new registry value related to BgInfo configuration, which can be abused to execute custom VBScript via "BgInfo.exe"
8references:
9 - Internal Research
10author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
11date: 2023-08-16
12tags:
13 - attack.defense-evasion
14 - attack.t1112
15logsource:
16 category: registry_set
17 product: windows
18detection:
19 selection:
20 EventType: SetValue
21 TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Winternals\BGInfo\UserFields\'
22 Details|startswith: '4' # WMI
23 condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25 - Legitimate VBScript
26level: medium
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