Techniques › T1546.007 › AN1588
AN1588 Analytic 1588
Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Detection focuses on monitoring registry modifications under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Netsh that indicate the addition of helper DLLs, followed by anomalous child process activity or module load behavior initiated by netsh.exe. These behaviors are rarely legitimate and may represent an adversary establishing persistence.</p>
- Detects
- T1546.007 Netsh Helper DLL
- Part of
- DET0575 Detection Strategy for Netsh Helper DLL Persistence via Registry and Child Process Monitoring (Windows)
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| WinEventLog:Security | EventCode=4657 | DC0063 Windows Registry Key Modification |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=1 | DC0032 Process Creation |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=7 | DC0016 Module Load |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
TimeWindow | Defines the time window in which correlated registry and execution events are considered suspicious (e.g., within 10 minutes) |
NetshChildProcessWhitelist | List of expected or approved child processes spawned by netsh.exe in the enterprise environment |
DLLLoadPath | Directory or filename heuristics to distinguish benign DLLs from malicious helper DLLs |