Possible Persistence via group policy Registry keys

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Cortex XSIAM
Last date published
2026-05-18
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Persistence (TA0003)

ATT&CK Technique

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (T1547.001)

Severity

Medium

Description

Group Policy registry keys were read during system startup. This behavior may indicate a persistence mechanism that triggers on reboot to execute malicious code.

Attacker's Goals

Establish persistence on the host using Windows Group Policy mechanisms.

Investigative actions

  • Inspect the registry keys and determine which process or command is configured to run.
  • Verify whether the executing process is benign and expected as part of normal system behavior.