T1547.009 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Shortcut Modification

Author: Stefan Waldvogel

LimaCharlie vs. Account Manipulation

Overview:
Description from ATT&CK
Adversaries may create or edit shortcuts to run a program during system boot or user login. Shortcuts or symbolic links are ways of referencing other files or programs that will be opened or executed when the shortcut is clicked or executed by a system startup process.
Adversaries could use shortcuts to execute their tools for persistence. They may create a new shortcut as a means of indirection that may use Masquerading to look like a legitimate program. Adversaries could also edit the target path or entirely replace an existing shortcut so their tools will be executed instead of the intended legitimate program.
Source: github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/tree/master/atomics

Commands:
Invoke-AtomicTest T1547.009 -ShowDetailsBrief
Invoke-AtomicTest T1547.009 -CheckPrereqs
Invoke-AtomicTest T1547.009 -GetPrereqs
Invoke-AtomicTest T1547.009 -TestNumbers 1

Invoke-AtomicTest T1547.009 -Cleanup

Changes:
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Limitations:
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Results:
This section has 2 subtests.
Invoke-AtomicTest T1547.009 -TestNumbers 1, sigma detected as Suspicious Calculator Usage
Invoke-AtomicTest T1547.009 -TestNumbers 2 soteria detected as NEW COM, sigma powershell

Persistence

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