COM Registry Key Modified to Point to File in Color Profile Folder

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This query looks for changes to COM registry keys to point to files in C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color. This can be used to enable COM hijacking for persistence. Ref: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/07/27/untangling-knotweed-european-private-sector-offensive-actor-using-0-day-exploits/

Attribute Value
Type Analytic Rule
Solution Standalone Content
ID ed8c9153-6f7a-4602-97b4-48c336b299e1
Severity Medium
Kind Scheduled
Tactics Persistence
Techniques T1574
Required Connectors MicrosoftThreatProtection, SecurityEvents
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Tables Used

This content item queries data from the following tables:

Table Selection Criteria Transformations Ingestion API Lake-Only
DeviceRegistryEvents ActionType == "RegistryValueSet" ?
SecurityEvent EventID == "4657" ?

Associated Connectors

The following connectors provide data for this content item:

Connector Solution
ESI-Opt34DomainControllersSecurityEventLogs Microsoft Exchange Security - Exchange On-Premises
MicrosoftThreatProtection Microsoft Defender XDR
SecurityEvents Windows Security Events
WindowsSecurityEvents Windows Security Events

Solutions: Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Exchange Security - Exchange On-Premises, Windows Security Events


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