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Installation of Custom Shim Databases
editInstallation of Custom Shim Databases
editIdentifies the installation of custom Application Compatibility Shim databases. This Windows functionality has been abused by attackers to stealthily gain persistence and arbitrary code execution in legitimate Windows processes.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-windows.*
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
Version: 104
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editsequence by process.entity_id with maxspan = 5m
[process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
not (process.name : "sdbinst.exe" and process.parent.name : "msiexec.exe")]
[registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type in ("creation", "change") and
registry.path : "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\AppCompatFlags\\Custom\\*.sdb"]
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: Application Shimming
- ID: T1546.011
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1546/011/