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Windows Forensic Handbook
  • 👋Welcome
  • Artifacts by Type
    • 🗄️Registry Artifacts
      • Amcache.hve
      • Background Activity Montitor
      • Image File Execution Options Registry Keys
      • System Resource Usage Monitor (SRUM)
      • Run/RunOnce Registry Keys
      • Tracing Registry Keys
      • Services Registry Keys
      • Select Registry Key
      • CurrentVersion Registry Key
      • ComputerName Registry Key
      • Interfaces Registry Key
      • NetworkCards Registry Key
      • TimeZoneInformation Registry Key
    • 📂Filesystem Artifacts
      • USN Journal
      • Prefetch
      • AutomaticDestinations Jumplists
      • Recycle Bin $I/$R Files
      • Task Scheduler Files
      • Windows Error Reporting Files (.WER)
      • System Resource Usage Monitor (SRUM)
    • 📅Event Log Artifacts
      • Task Scheduler Operational Log
      • TerminalServices-RDPClient
        • EventID 1024: RDP ClientActiveX is trying to connect to the server
      • Security
        • EventID 4688: A new process has been created
        • EventID 4624: An account was successfully logged on
      • System
        • Event ID 7045: Service Installed
      • Microsoft Windows Windows Firewall With Advanced Security
        • EventID 2004: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2005: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2006: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 2071: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2073: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2052: Firewall Rule Deleted
      • TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager
        • EventID 21: Session logon succeeded
        • EventID 24: Session has been disconnected
      • TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager
        • EventID 1149: User Authentication Succeeded
      • Microsoft Windows Shell Core
        • EventID 9707: Command Execution Started
      • Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell
        • EventID 4104: PowerShell Script Block Logging
  • Artifacts by Activity
    • 🏃‍♂️Execution
      • Evidence of Execution
        • Prefetch
        • Amcache.hve
        • System Resource Usage Monitor (SRUM)
        • Background Activity Montitor
        • AutomaticDestinations Jumplists
        • Task Scheduler Files
        • Task Scheduler Operational Log
        • Windows Error Reporting Files (.WER)
        • Tracing Registry Keys
        • EventID 4688: A new process has been created
        • EventID 2004: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2005: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2006: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 2071: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2073: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2052: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 9707: Command Execution Started
        • EventID 4104: PowerShell Script Block Logging
      • First Executed
        • Prefetch
        • AutomaticDestinations Jumplists
        • Task Scheduler Files
        • Tracing Registry Keys
        • Task Scheduler Operational Log
        • EventID 4104: PowerShell Script Block Logging
      • Last Executed
        • Prefetch
        • Background Activity Montitor
        • AutomaticDestinations Jumplists
        • Task Scheduler Files
        • Task Scheduler Operational Log
      • Command Line Options
        • Task Scheduler Files
        • Task Scheduler Operational Log
        • EventID 4688: A new process has been created
        • EventID 9707: Command Execution Started
      • Execution Account
        • Background Activity Montitor
        • System Resource Usage Monitor (SRUM)
        • AutomaticDestinations Jumplists
        • Task Scheduler Files
        • EventID 4688: A new process has been created
        • EventID 2004: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2005: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2006: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 2071: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2073: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2052: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 9707: Command Execution Started
      • Parent and Child Information
        • EventID 4688: A new process has been created
        • EventID 1024: RDP ClientActiveX is trying to connect to the server
        • EventID 2004: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2005: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2006: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 2071: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2073: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2052: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 9707: Command Execution Started
        • EventID 4104: PowerShell Script Block Logging
      • Execution Timestamp
        • Task Scheduler Operational Log
        • EventID 9707: Command Execution Started
    • 🗒️File Activity
      • File Creation
        • USN Journal
      • File Deletion
        • USN Journal
        • Recycle Bin $I/$R Files
      • Last Modified
        • USN Journal
      • File Origin
      • File Size
        • USN Journal
        • Recycle Bin $I/$R Files
      • File Path
        • USN Journal
        • Prefetch
        • Amcache.hve
        • Background Activity Montitor
        • System Resource Usage Monitor (SRUM)
        • AutomaticDestinations Jumplists
        • Recycle Bin $I/$R Files
        • Image File Execution Options Registry Keys
        • Task Scheduler Files
        • Windows Error Reporting Files (.WER)
        • Run/RunOnce Registry Keys
        • Services Registry Keys
        • Task Scheduler Operational Log
        • Event ID 7045: Service Installed
        • EventID 2004: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2005: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2006: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 2071: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2073: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2052: Firewall Rule Deleted
      • File Hash
        • Amcache.hve
    • 👨‍🔧Account Activity
      • Account Creation Time
      • Group Membership
      • Last Login
      • Login History
        • EventID 4624: An account was successfully logged on
      • Logon ID
        • EventID 4624: An account was successfully logged on
        • EventID 4688: A new process has been created
      • Relative Identifier
      • Security Identifier
        • Background Activity Montitor
        • System Resource Usage Monitor (SRUM)
        • Recycle Bin $I/$R Files
        • EventID 4688: A new process has been created
        • EventID 4624: An account was successfully logged on
        • Event ID 7045: Service Installed
        • EventID 1024: RDP ClientActiveX is trying to connect to the server
        • EventID 2004: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2005: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2006: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 2071: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2073: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2052: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 9707: Command Execution Started
      • Username
        • EventID 4624: An account was successfully logged on
        • AutomaticDestinations Jumplists
        • EventID 21: Session logon succeeded
        • EventID 24: Session has been disconnected
        • EventID 1149: User Authentication Succeeded
    • 🌎Network Activity
      • Evidence of Network Activity
        • Tracing Registry Keys
        • EventID 1024: RDP ClientActiveX is trying to connect to the server
        • EventID 21: Session logon succeeded
        • EventID 24: Session has been disconnected
        • EventID 1149: User Authentication Succeeded
      • Destination Identification
        • EventID 1024: RDP ClientActiveX is trying to connect to the server
      • Source Identification
        • Task Scheduler Files
        • Task Scheduler Operational Log
        • EventID 4624: An account was successfully logged on
        • EventID 21: Session logon succeeded
        • EventID 24: Session has been disconnected
        • EventID 1149: User Authentication Succeeded
      • Transmit Volume
        • System Resource Usage Monitor (SRUM)
      • Firewall Activity
        • EventID 2004: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2005: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2006: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 2071: Firewall Rule Added
        • EventID 2073: Firewall Rule Modified
        • EventID 2052: Firewall Rule Deleted
        • EventID 4104: PowerShell Script Block Logging
      • Wireless Activity
    • 🔍Browser Activity
      • History
        • Firefox places.sqlite Database
      • Bookmarks
        • Firefox places.sqlite Database
      • Stored Passwords/Secrets
    • 🖥️System Enumeration
      • Select Registry Key
      • CurrentVersion Registry Key
      • ComputerName Registry Key
      • Interfaces Registry Key
      • NetworkCards Registry Key
      • TimeZoneInformation Registry Key
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  • Analysis Value
  • Operating System Availability
  • Artifact Location(s)
  • Artifact Parsers
  • Artifact Interpretation
  1. Artifacts by Type
  2. Registry Artifacts

Image File Execution Options Registry Keys

Last updated 1 year ago

Image File Execution Options (IFEO) is a registry key that allows users to attach debuggers to programs. Attackers may leverage this registry key to establish persistence, as code execution can be triggered by execution (and exiting) of a particular program on an endpoint.

Analysis Value

Operating System Availability

Major Version
Support
Major Version
Support

Windows 11

✅

Server 2019

✅

Windows 10

✅

Server 2016

✅

Windows 8

✅

Server 2012

✅

Windows 7

✅

Server 2008

✅

Windows Vista

✅

Server 2003

✅

Windows XP

✅

Artifact Location(s)

  • File: %SystemRoot%\System32\config\SOFTWARE

  • Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\

  • Key: SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\

Artifact Parsers

  • RegistryExplorer (Eric Zimmerman)

Artifact Interpretation

Within the aforementioned registry locations exist keys named after certain executables on the endpoint. Placing a STRING value within these keys named Debugger allows an endpoint to specify an arbitrary executable that will be executed when the process is started.

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