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Atbroker Registry Change

Detects creation/modification of Assistive Technology applications and persistence with usage of 'at'

MITRE ATT&CK

privilege-escalationdefense-evasionpersistence

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|contains:
    - Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\ATs
    - Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\Configuration
filter_atbroker:
  Image: C:\Windows\system32\atbroker.exe
  TargetObject|contains: \Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\Configuration
  Details: (Empty)
filter_uninstallers:
  Image|startswith: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI
  TargetObject|contains: Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\ATs
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_*

Author

Mateusz Wydra, oscd.community

Created

2020-10-13

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.privilege-escalationattack.defense-evasionattack.t1218attack.persistenceattack.t1547

Raw Content

title: Atbroker Registry Change
id: 9577edbb-851f-4243-8c91-1d5b50c1a39b
status: test
description: Detects creation/modification of Assistive Technology applications and persistence with usage of 'at'
references:
    - http://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2016/07/22/beyond-good-ol-run-key-part-42/
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Atbroker/
author: Mateusz Wydra, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-13
modified: 2023-01-19
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1218
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1547
logsource:
    category: registry_event
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - 'Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\ATs'
            - 'Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\Configuration'
    filter_atbroker:
        Image: 'C:\Windows\system32\atbroker.exe'
        TargetObject|contains: '\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\Configuration'
        Details: '(Empty)'
    filter_uninstallers:
        Image|startswith: 'C:\Windows\Installer\MSI'
        TargetObject|contains: 'Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\ATs'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_*
falsepositives:
    - Creation of non-default, legitimate at usage
level: medium