Added more extensions that could be suspicious for Startup Folder - #5246
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Pull Request Overview
Adds additional potentially suspicious file extensions (including .url and various script/module types) to a Windows Startup folder persistence detection rule and expands metadata (description, references, authors, tags).
- Expanded description, references, authors, and ATT&CK tagging.
- Broadened extension list (added .cmd, .js, .jse, .lnk, .psd1, .psm1, .url, .vba, .wsf, etc.).
- Updated modified date and tags.
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…er_persistence.yml Co-authored-by: phantinuss <79651203+phantinuss@users.noreply.github.com>
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…t could be suspicious for startup folder update: Suspicious Startup Folder Persistence: add more suspicious extensions --------- Co-authored-by: nasbench <nasbench@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: phantinuss <79651203+phantinuss@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary of the Pull Request
According to Microsoft, threat actors used a .url internet shortcut that points to a JavaScript file in the Startup folder. As a result, I added the .url extension. While reviewing the rule, I also realized we could include more suspicious extensions, so I added them as well.
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update: Suspicious Startup Folder Persistence: add more suspicious extensions
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