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Windows Outlook LoadMacroProviderOnBoot Persistence
The following analytic detects the modification of the Windows Registry key "LoadMacroProviderOnBoot" under Outlook. This enables automatic loading of macros, which could allow malicious scripts to run without notice. This detection leverages data from the Endpoint.Registry datamodel to search for this key being enabled. This activity is significant as it is commonly associated with some malware infections, indicating potential malicious intent to harvest email information.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1112 Modify Registry, T1137 Office Application Startup |
| Defense Evasion | T1112 Modify Registry |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 13 | RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: tstats
tstats WHERE Registry.registry_path="*\\Outlook\\*" Registry.registry_value_data="0x00000001" Registry.registry_value_name="LoadMacroProviderOnBoot" BY Registry.action, Registry.dest, Registry.process_guid, Registry.process_id, Registry.registry_hive, Registry.registry_path, Registry.registry_key_name, Registry.registry_value_data, Registry.registry_value_name, Registry.registry_value_type, Registry.status, Registry.user, Registry.vendor_product
Stage 2: search
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Stage 3: search
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Stage 4: search
search
Stage 5: search
search `macro`
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 |
|---|---|---|
Registry.registry_path | eq |
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Registry.registry_value_data | eq |
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Registry.registry_value_name | eq |
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