T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder in real malware

ATT&CK technique T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder appears in 1525 publicly analyzed samples on MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble, 1.5% of the analyzed corpus. Seven-day prevalence is rising (637 recent vs 288 prior). Most associated families: Razy, Fsysna, Zusy, Emotet.

Tactics: persistence, privilege-escalation

Prevalence in the corpus

Malware families using T1547.001

Example samples

Canonical technique definition: MITRE ATT&CK T1547.001 (ATT&CK v19.1, CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked about T1547.001

How common is ATT&CK T1547.001 (Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder) in real malware?
ATT&CK technique T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder appears in 1525 publicly analyzed samples on MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble, 1.5% of the analyzed corpus. Seven-day prevalence is rising (637 recent vs 288 prior). Most associated families: Razy, Fsysna, Zusy, Emotet.
Is T1547.001 becoming more common?
Prevalence is rising: 637 samples in the last seven days against 288 in the seven days before. This measures submissions to MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble, so it reflects what is being submitted here rather than global attacker behaviour.
Which malware families use T1547.001?
In this corpus T1547.001 is most associated with Razy (117), Fsysna (67), Zusy (60), Emotet (55). Counts are analyzed samples per family in which the technique was observed.
What share of analyzed samples use T1547.001?
1.5% of the publicly analyzed corpus (1525 of 100981 samples) exhibits T1547.001. Technique attribution comes from behavior captured during real sandbox detonation and from static analysis, not from a vendor label.

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