ATT&CK Technique · Persistence / Privilege Escalation
T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderMapped by 15 reports, 17 detection rules and 6 tracked actors on The Hunters Ledger. Technique page on attack.mitre.org.
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Reports
Each report maps this technique in its own ATT&CK table, at the confidence the report states. The link opens that table.
Detection rules
Rules whose ATT&CK coverage line names this technique, by detection page. The link opens the page's coverage table.
Detection rules
Sliver C2 Windows Post-Exploitation Staging, 193.233.202.17EtherRAT Bot Run Key Launching node.exe Headless With A .bak Argument (SIGMA, Detection)
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CloudSync: An Assembler's Intrusion ToolkitRun Key SystemUpdate Value Pointing To Startup Folder Tilde Executable (SIGMA, Detection)
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KAIDO: A Brazilian Quasar-Fork RAT with Hidden-Desktop Session HijackingKAIDO Install as svchost.exe by Non-System Parent Process (SIGMA, Hunting)
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Russian Gemini CLI Credential Mill (213.165.51.115)PowerShell WindowsUpdateManager Stealer Loader (YARA, Detection); WindowsUpdateManager PowerShell Beacon Registry Run Key Persistence (SIGMA, Hunting)
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Chaos Ransomware (TorBrowserTor) Multi-Stage Loader (94.103.1.13)Stage-5a Ransomware Payload (YARA, Detection); Masquerade Persistence via Run Key "Microsoft Store" (SIGMA, Hunting)
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Shadow RAT & XWorm Open Directory CampaignShadow RAT Registry Run Key Persistence (SIGMA, Hunting); XWorm Registry Run Key Persistence Using Malware Install Name (SIGMA, Hunting)
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ZeroTrace Multi-Family MaaS Operation (74.0.42.25)vlc_boxed.exe Run Key Persistence via VLC Name Masquerade (SIGMA, Detection); Raven RAT Persistence via WindowsService Run Key Masquerade (SIGMA, Hunting)
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Remcos RAT OpenDirectory CampaignRemcos UAC Bypass and Persistence (YARA, Detection)
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NsMiner: Multi-Stage Cryptojacking OperationNsMiner Persistence Directory Creation (SIGMA, Hunting)
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Dual-RAT Analysis: Pulsar RAT vs. NjRAT/XWormNjRAT/XWorm Triple-Redundant Persistence (Combined Static Signature) (YARA, Detection); NjRAT/XWorm Triple-Redundant Persistence: Base Rules + 2-of-3 Correlation (SIGMA, Hunting)
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PULSAR RAT (server.exe) — Technical Analysis & Business Risk AssessmentRegistry RunOnce Key Value Set (SIGMA, Hunting)
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Hybrid Loader/Stealer Ecosystem Masquerading as SogouSogouStealer Persistence via Run Keys (SIGMA, Detection)
Tracked actors
Designations whose reports map this technique.
- UTA-2026-003: Commodity MaaS consumer running Shadow RAT and XWorm from one Windows VPS
- UTA-2026-005: Chaos ransomware builder user with a private five-stage crypter
- UTA-2026-012: AI-augmented credential-mill operator using an LLM for per-target password mutation
- UTA-2026-020: Self-branded commodity cryptojacking operator mass-exploiting exposed Chinese enterprise software
- UTA-2026-021: Assembler-model intrusion operator staging other actors' tooling against one German victim forest
- UTA-2026-024: Windows post-exploitation intrusion set with Sliver and a blockchain-resolved implant
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