Detection rules › Sigma
Potential Persistence Via AppCompat RegisterAppRestart Layer
Detects the setting of the REGISTERAPPRESTART compatibility layer on an application. This compatibility layer allows an application to register for restart using the "RegisterApplicationRestart" API. This can be potentially abused as a persistence mechanism.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1546.011 Event Triggered Execution: Application Shimming |
| Privilege Escalation | T1546.011 Event Triggered Execution: Application Shimming |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 13 | RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
Details|contains: REGISTERAPPRESTART
TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers\'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Details | match |
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TargetObject | match |
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