Common Autorun Keys Modification

title: Common Autorun Keys Modification
id: f59c3faf-50f3-464b-9f4c-1b67ab512d99
related:
    - id: 17f878b8-9968-4578-b814-c4217fc5768c
      type: obsolete
status: test
description: Detects modification of autostart extensibility point (ASEP) in registry.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1547.001/T1547.001.md
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
    - https://gist.github.com/GlebSukhodolskiy/0fc5fa5f482903064b448890db1eaf9d # a list with registry keys
    - https://persistence-info.github.io/Data/userinitmprlogonscript.html # UserInitMprLogonScript
author: Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Tim Shelton, frack113 (split), wagga (name)
date: 2019-10-25
modified: 2025-10-22
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1547.001
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - '\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows CE Services\AutoStart'
            - '\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Command Processor\Autorun'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services\AutoStartOnDisconnect'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services\AutoStartOnConnect'
            - '\SYSTEM\Setup\CmdLine'
            - '\Software\Microsoft\Ctf\LangBarAddin'
            - '\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\Autorun'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Classes\Protocols\Handler'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Classes\Protocols\Filter'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Classes\Htmlfile\Shell\Open\Command\(Default)'
            - '\Environment\UserInitMprLogonScript'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop\Scrnsave.exe'
            - '\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlSearchHooks'
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components'
            - '\Software\Classes\Clsid\{AB8902B4-09CA-4bb6-B78D-A8F59079A8D5}\Inprocserver32'
            - '\Control Panel\Desktop\Scrnsave.exe'
    filter_main_empty:
        Details: '(Empty)'
    filter_main_null:
        Details: null
    filter_main_poqexec:
        Image: 'C:\Windows\System32\poqexec.exe'
    filter_optional_msoffice:
        - TargetObject|contains:
              - '\Office\ClickToRun\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\PROTOCOLS\Handler\'
              - '\ClickToRunStore\HKMU\SOFTWARE\Classes\PROTOCOLS\Handler\'
        - Details:
              - '{314111c7-a502-11d2-bbca-00c04f8ec294}'
              - '{3459B272-CC19-4448-86C9-DDC3B4B2FAD3}'
              - '{42089D2D-912D-4018-9087-2B87803E93FB}'
              - '{5504BE45-A83B-4808-900A-3A5C36E7F77A}'
              - '{807583E5-5146-11D5-A672-00B0D022E945}'
    filter_optional_chrome:
        TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}'
    filter_optional_edge:
        TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9459C573-B17A-45AE-9F64-1857B5D58CEE}'
    filter_optional_IE:
        TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}'
    filter_optional_integrator:
        Image:
            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\integration\integrator.exe'
            - 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\integration\integrator.exe'
    filter_optional_office:
        Image|startswith:
            - 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\'
            - 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\Updates\'
        Image|endswith: '\OfficeClickToRun.exe'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate software automatically (mostly, during installation) sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason
    - Legitimate administrator sets up autorun keys for legitimate reason
level: medium