Sub-technique of T1137 Office Application Startup.View on attack.mitre.org
Adversaries may abuse the Microsoft Office "Office Test" Registry key to obtain persistence on a compromised system. An Office Test Registry location exists that allows a user to specify an arbitrary DLL that will be executed every time an Office application is started. This Registry key is thought to be used by Microsoft to load DLLs for testing and debugging purposes while developing Office applications. This Registry key is not created by default during an Office installation.
There exist user and global Registry keys for the Office Test feature, such as:
* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office test\Special\Perf
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office test\Special\Perf
Adversaries may add this Registry key and specify a malicious DLL that will be executed whenever an Office application, such as Word or Excel, is started.
Rules on DetectionCode tagged with T1137.002.
| Rule | Level | Log source |
|---|---|---|
| Suspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS | high | macos / process_creation |
| Office Application Startup - Office Test | medium | windows / registry_event |
None recorded.
None recorded.
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