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Potential Persistence Via Outlook Today Page

Detects potential persistence activity via outlook today page. An attacker can set a custom page to execute arbitrary code and link to it via the registry values "URL" and "UserDefinedUrl".

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Tobias Michalski, David Bertho & Eirik Sveen, StorebrandCreated Thu Jun 10Updated Wed Aug 07487bb375-12ef-41f6-baae-c6a1572b4dd1windows
Log Source
WindowsRegistry Set
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryRegistry Set← raw: registry_set
Detection Logic
Detection Logic4 selectors
detection:
    selection_main:
        TargetObject|contains|all:
            - 'Software\Microsoft\Office\'
            - '\Outlook\Today\'
    selection_value_stamp:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\Stamp'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
    selection_value_url:
        TargetObject|endswith:
            - '\URL'
            - '\UserDefinedUrl'
    filter_main_office:
        Image|startswith:
            - 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\'
            - 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\Updates\'
        Image|endswith: '\OfficeClickToRun.exe'
    condition: selection_main and 1 of selection_value_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
487bb375-12ef-41f6-baae-c6a1572b4dd1
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Thu Jun 10
Modified
Wed Aug 07
Path
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_persistence_outlook_todaypage.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.persistenceattack.t1112
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