title: System Scripts Autorun Keys Modification
id: e7a2fd40-3ae1-4a85-bf80-15cf624fb1b1
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
author: Victor Sergeev, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Tim Shelton, frack113 (split)
date: 2019-10-25
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1547.001
logsource:
category: registry_set
product: windows
detection:
scripts_base:
TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts'
scripts:
TargetObject|contains:
- '\Startup'
- '\Shutdown'
- '\Logon'
- '\Logoff'
filter:
Details: '(Empty)'
condition: scripts_base and scripts and not filter
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