title: Suspicious Debugger Registration Cmdline
id: ae215552-081e-44c7-805f-be16f975c8a2
status: test
description: Detects the registration of a debugger for a program that is available in the logon screen (sticky key backdoor).
author: Florian Roth, oscd.community, Jonhnathan Ribeiro
references:
  - https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/jonathantrull/2016/10/03/detecting-sticky-key-backdoors/
date: 2019/09/06
modified: 2021/11/27
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection1:
    CommandLine|contains: '\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\'
  selection2:
    CommandLine|contains:
      - 'sethc.exe'
      - 'utilman.exe'
      - 'osk.exe'
      - 'magnify.exe'
      - 'narrator.exe'
      - 'displayswitch.exe'
      - 'atbroker.exe'
  condition: all of selection*
falsepositives:
  - Unknown
level: high
tags:
  - attack.persistence
  - attack.privilege_escalation
  - attack.t1546.008
