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# A rare file path was added to the AppInit\_DLLs registry value
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | N/A (single event) |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) |
| Detector Tags | Injection Analytics |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Persistence (TA0003), Privilege Escalation (TA0004) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Event Triggered Execution (T1546) |
| Severity | Low |
### Description
A rare file path was added to AppInit\_DLLs registry value.
### Attacker's Goals
Establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by injecting malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
### Investigative actions
* Investigate the path of the modified value.
* Investigate the causality actor process which initiated the activity.
### Variations
A rare file path was added to the AppInit_DLLs registry valueusing a manual registry tool
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Persistence (TA0003), Privilege Escalation (TA0004) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Event Triggered Execution (T1546) |
| Severity | Medium |
**Description**
A rare file path was added to AppInit\_DLLs registry value.
**Attacker's Goals**
Establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by injecting malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
**Investigative actions**
* Investigate the path of the modified value.
* Investigate the causality actor process which initiated the activity.
A rare file path was added to the AppInit_DLLs registry valuewith a commonly abused path
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Persistence (TA0003), Privilege Escalation (TA0004) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Event Triggered Execution (T1546) |
| Severity | Medium |
**Description**
A rare file path was added to AppInit\_DLLs registry value.
**Attacker's Goals**
Establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by injecting malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
**Investigative actions**
* Investigate the path of the modified value.
* Investigate the causality actor process which initiated the activity.
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