// MITRE ATT&CK
T1547.014 · Active Setup
Sub-technique of T1547 · Boot or Logon Autostart Execution.
Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine. Active Setup is a Windows mechanism that is used to execute programs when a user logs in. The value stored in the Registry key will be executed after a user logs into the computer.(Citation: Klein ...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Active Setup starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
Related techniques
T1037
Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts T1543
Create or Modify System Process T1133
External Remote Services T1547
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution T1176.001
Browser Extensions T1543.003
Windows Service T1137
Office Application Startup T1098.003
Additional Cloud Roles
Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts T1543
Create or Modify System Process T1133
External Remote Services T1547
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution T1176.001
Browser Extensions T1543.003
Windows Service T1137
Office Application Startup T1098.003
Additional Cloud Roles
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