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Potential Persistence Via Outlook LoadMacroProviderOnBoot Setting

Detects the modification of Outlook setting "LoadMacroProviderOnBoot" which if enabled allows the automatic loading of any configured VBA project/module

MITRE ATT&CK

T1137 T1008 T1546

privilege-escalationpersistencecommand-and-control

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|endswith: \Outlook\LoadMacroProviderOnBoot
  Details|contains: "0x00000001"
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2021-04-05

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.command-and-controlattack.t1137attack.t1008attack.t1546

Raw Content

title: Potential Persistence Via Outlook LoadMacroProviderOnBoot Setting
id: 396ae3eb-4174-4b9b-880e-dc0364d78a19
status: test
description: Detects the modification of Outlook setting "LoadMacroProviderOnBoot" which if enabled allows the automatic loading of any configured VBA project/module
references:
    - https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-persistence-via-microsoft-exchange-server-or-outlook?slide=53
    - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/outlook-backdoor-using-vba-samir-b-/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-04-05
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1137
    - attack.t1008
    - attack.t1546
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\Outlook\LoadMacroProviderOnBoot'
        Details|contains: '0x00000001'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high