TA0003 · PERSISTENCE
Accessibility Features
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by accessibility features.
Detect it with
Changes to accessibility utility binaries or binary paths that do not correlate with known software, patch cycles, etc., are suspicious. Command line invocation of tools capable of modifying the Registry for associated keys are also suspicious.
Why it matters on shift
Accessibility Features 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