Suspicious Wow6432Node Windows NT CurrentVersion Autorun Keys Change (via registry_set)

title: Suspicious Wow6432Node Windows NT CurrentVersion Autorun Keys Change (via registry_set)
id: 979ee50c-5139-5bad-ae6a-df8bb07080d7
status: stable
description: This rule detects modification of autostart extensibility point (ASEP) in registry.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/001/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1547.001/T1547.001.md
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
    - https://gist.github.com/GlebSukhodolskiy/0fc5fa5f482903064b448890db1eaf9d
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-25
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1547.001
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_wow_nt_current_version_base:
        TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion'
    selection_wow_nt_current_version:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - '\Windows\Appinit_Dlls'
            - '\Image File Execution Options'
            - '\Drivers32'
    filter_main_empty:
        Details: '(Empty)'
    filter_main_null:
        Details:
    filter_main_file_exec_options:
        Details|endswith: '\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options'
    condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium