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Registry Persistence via AppCert DLL
editRegistry Persistence via AppCert DLL
editDetects attempts to maintain persistence by creating registry keys using AppCert DLLs. AppCert DLLs are loaded by every process using the common API functions to create processes.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
- endgame-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Persistence
- Tactic: Privilege Escalation
- Data Source: Elastic Endgame
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 105
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editRule query
editregistry where host.os.type == "windows" and
/* uncomment once stable length(bytes_written_string) > 0 and */
registry.path : (
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\Control\\Session Manager\\AppCertDLLs\\*",
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\Control\\Session Manager\\AppCertDLLs\\*"
)
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Event Triggered Execution
- ID: T1546
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1546/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: AppCert DLLs
- ID: T1546.009
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1546/009/
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Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Event Triggered Execution
- ID: T1546
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1546/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: AppCert DLLs
- ID: T1546.009
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1546/009/