Potential Persistence Using DebugPath — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: frack113. Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2022-07-27 / 2023-08-17.

{
  "category": "registry_set",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: 726f2687533bc86a01ca5ed47e16df97113234a5bfe131b60859ab3c40fa4f66

Detection logic

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title: Potential Persistence Using DebugPath
id: df4dc653-1029-47ba-8231-3c44238cc0ae
status: test
description: Detects potential persistence using Appx DebugPath
references:
    - https://oddvar.moe/2018/09/06/persistence-using-universal-windows-platform-apps-appx/
    - https://github.com/rootm0s/WinPwnage
author: frack113
date: 2022-07-27
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1546.015
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_debug:
        TargetObject|contains: 'Classes\ActivatableClasses\Package\Microsoft.'
        TargetObject|endswith: '\DebugPath'
    selection_default:
        TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PackagedAppXDebug\Microsoft.'
        TargetObject|endswith: '\(Default)'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

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False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://oddvar.moe/2018/09/06/persistence-using-universal-windows-platform-apps-appx/
• https://github.com/rootm0s/WinPwnage