title: Logon Scripts (UserInitMprLogonScript)
status: experimental
description: Detects creation or execution of UserInitMprLogonScript persistence method
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1037/
tags:
    - attack.t1037
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.lateral_movement
author: Tom Ueltschi (@c_APT_ure)
detection:
    condition: (exec_selection and not exec_exclusion) or (create_selection and create_keywords)
falsepositives:
    - exclude legitimate logon scripts
    - penetration tests, red teaming
level: high
---
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: sysmon
detection:
    create_selection:
        EventID:
            - 1 # This too should be in the process_creation source but it's not worth the effort given the structure of the filter.
            - 11
            - 12
            - 13
            - 14
    create_keywords:
        - UserInitMprLogonScript
---
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    exec_selection:
        ParentImage: '*\userinit.exe'
    exec_exclusion:
        Image: '*\explorer.exe'
        CommandLine: '*\netlogon.bat'