attack.t1547.004

MITRE BZAR Indicators for Persistence

Oct 23, 2025 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.persistence attack.t1547.004 ·

Windows DCE-RPC functions which indicate a persistence techniques on the remote system. All credit for the Zeek mapping of the suspicious endpoint/operation field goes to MITRE.

Winlogon Helper DLL

Oct 23, 2025 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.persistence attack.t1547.004 ·

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Winlogon.exe is a Windows component responsible for actions at logon/logoff as well as the secure attention sequence (SAS) triggered by Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Registry entries in HKLM\Software[Wow6432Node]Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ and HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ are used to manage additional helper programs and functionalities that support Winlogon. Malicious modifications to these Registry keys may cause Winlogon to load and execute malicious DLLs and/or executables.

Winlogon Notify Key Logon Persistence

Oct 23, 2025 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.persistence attack.t1547.004 ·

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Adversaries may abuse features of Winlogon to execute DLLs and/or executables when a user logs in. Winlogon.exe is a Windows component responsible for actions at logon/logoff as well as the secure attention sequence (SAS) triggered by Ctrl-Alt-Delete.