Potential Persistence Via AppCompat RegisterAppRestart Layer

 1title: Potential Persistence Via AppCompat RegisterAppRestart Layer
 2id: b86852fb-4c77-48f9-8519-eb1b2c308b59
 3status: experimental
 4description: |
 5    Detects the setting of the REGISTERAPPRESTART compatibility layer on an application.
 6    This compatibility layer allows an application to register for restart using the "RegisterApplicationRestart" API.
 7    This can be potentially abused as a persistence mechanism.    
 8references:
 9    - https://github.com/nasbench/Misc-Research/blob/d114d6a5e0a437d3818e492ef9864367152543e7/Other/Persistence-Via-RegisterAppRestart-Shim.md
10author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
11date: 2024/01/01
12tags:
13    - attack.persistence
14    - attack.t1546.011
15logsource:
16    category: registry_set
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers\'
21        Details|contains: 'REGISTERAPPRESTART'
22    condition: selection
23falsepositives:
24    - Legitimate applications making use of this feature for compatibility reasons
25level: medium