Potential Persistence Via Shim Database In Uncommon Location
Detects the installation of a new shim database where the file is located in a non-default location
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_set
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
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 |
|---|---|
| andreafortuna.org/2018/11/12/process-injection-and-persistence-using-application-shimming/ | 3 |
| www.blackhat.com/docs/asia-14/materials/Erickson/Asia-14-Erickson-Persist-It-Using-And-Abusing-Microsofts-Fix-It-Patches.pdf | Only this detection cites it |
| www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/05/fin7-shim-databases-persistence.html | 4 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 6b6976a3-b0e6-4723-ac24-ae38a737af41
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1