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Description

The following analytic identifies alterations in the Windows registry aimed at restricting wallpaper modifications. This tactic has been exploited by the Rhysida ransomware as a part of its destructive payload within compromised systems. By making this registry modification, the ransomware seeks to impede users from changing the wallpaper forcibly set by the malware, restricting the user's control over their system's visual settings.

  • Type: TTP
  • Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
  • Datamodel: Endpoint
  • Last Updated: 2023-12-12
  • Author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
  • ID: a2276412-e254-4e9a-9082-4d92edb6a3e0

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ATT&CK

ATT&CK

ID Technique Tactic
T1112 Modify Registry Defense Evasion
Kill Chain Phase
  • Exploitation
NIST
  • DE.CM
CIS20
  • CIS 10
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| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Registry WHERE (Registry.registry_path= "*\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\ActiveDesktop\\NoChangingWallPaper" Registry.registry_value_data = 1) BY _time span=1h Registry.dest Registry.user Registry.registry_path Registry.registry_key_name Registry.registry_value_name Registry.registry_value_data Registry.process_guid 
| `drop_dm_object_name(Registry)` 
| where isnotnull(registry_value_data) 
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` 
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` 
| `windows_modify_registry_nochangingwallpaper_filter`

Macros

The SPL above uses the following Macros:

:information_source: windows_modify_registry_nochangingwallpaper_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.

Required fields

List of fields required to use this analytic.

  • _time
  • Registry.registry_key_name
  • Registry.registry_path
  • Registry.user
  • Registry.dest
  • Registry.registry_value_name
  • Registry.action

How To Implement

To successfully implement this search you need to be ingesting information on process that include the name of the process responsible for the changes from your endpoints into the Endpoint datamodel in the Registry node. Also make sure that this registry was included in your config files ex. sysmon config to be monitored.

Known False Positives

Administrators may enable or disable this feature that may cause some false positive, however is not common. Filter as needed.

Associated Analytic Story

RBA

Risk Score Impact Confidence Message
36.0 60 60 the registry settings was modified to disable changing of wallpaper on $dest$.

:information_source: The Risk Score is calculated by the following formula: Risk Score = (Impact * Confidence/100). Initial Confidence and Impact is set by the analytic author.

Reference

Test Dataset

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