Setting Windows Auto Logon by uncommon process

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	Low

Description

Setting Windows Auto Logon by uncommon process.

Attacker's Goals

• Adversary may attempt to set auto logon for persistence and privilege escalation.

Investigative actions

• Investigate the process that set or create the registry key.