Path To Screensaver Binary Modified
Detects value modification of registry key containing path to binary used as screensaver.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- registry_event
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate modification of screensaver
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1546.002/T1546.002.md | 3 |
| www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eset-gazer.pdf | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 67a6c006-3fbe-46a7-9074-2ba3b82c3000
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1