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HackTool - SharPersist Execution

Detects the execution of the hacktool SharPersist - used to deploy various different kinds of persistence mechanisms

MITRE ATT&CK

privilege-escalationexecutionpersistence

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \SharPersist.exe
  - Product: SharPersist
selection_cli_1:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - " -t schtask -c "
    - " -t startupfolder -c "
selection_cli_2:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - " -t reg -c "
    - " -m add"
selection_cli_3:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - " -t service -c "
    - " -m add"
selection_cli_4:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - " -t schtask -c "
    - " -m add"
condition: 1 of selection_*

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-09-15

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

Tags

attack.privilege-escalationattack.executionattack.persistenceattack.t1053
Raw Content
title: HackTool - SharPersist Execution
id: 26488ad0-f9fd-4536-876f-52fea846a2e4
status: test
description: Detects the execution of the hacktool SharPersist - used to deploy various different kinds of persistence mechanisms
references:
    - https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/sharpersist-windows-persistence-toolkit
    - https://github.com/mandiant/SharPersist
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-09-15
modified: 2023-02-04
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.execution
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1053
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\SharPersist.exe'
        - Product: 'SharPersist'
    selection_cli_1:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' -t schtask -c '
            - ' -t startupfolder -c '
    selection_cli_2:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - ' -t reg -c '
            - ' -m add'
    selection_cli_3:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - ' -t service -c '
            - ' -m add'
    selection_cli_4:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - ' -t schtask -c '
            - ' -m add'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high