TA0003 · PERSISTENCE
Transport Agent
Adversaries may abuse Microsoft transport agents to establish persistent access to systems.
Detect it with
Consider monitoring application logs for abnormal behavior that may indicate suspicious installation of application software components.
Why it matters on shift
Transport Agent is one of the concrete ways adversaries achieve persistence. Recognising it in telemetry lets you name the technique in your ticket and pivot to what came before and after.
What to look for next
After persistence, the next tactic is usually Privilege Escalation. Search your telemetry for the transition before closing the ticket.
Kill-chain context