Possible Persistence via group policy Registry keys

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)
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.