Insider Threat Matrix™Insider Threat Matrix™
  • ID: DT084
  • Created: 25th July 2024
  • Updated: 25th July 2024
  • Platform: Windows
  • Contributor: Ismael Briones-Vilar

TypedPaths

TypedPaths is a Windows registry key located at NTUSER.DAT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TypedPaths. This key records the last 25 paths entered or pasted into the path bar of Windows File Explorer. By analyzing the entries within TypedPaths registry key, investigators can uncover information about recent access to network resources through Explorer.

Sections

ID Name Description
IF004.003Exfiltration via Personal NAS Device

A subject exfiltrates data using an organization-owned device (such as a laptop) by copying the data from the device to a personal Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, which is attached to a network outside of the control of the organization, such as a home network. Later, using a personal device, the subject accesses the NAS to retrieve the exfiltrated data.

PR047.002Remote Administrative Services

The subject uses a network-accessible administrative service or operating-system management interface to access resources, transfer content, execute commands, or perform actions on an additional organizational system without establishing an ordinary interactive desktop session.

 

Methods may include Server Message Block (SMB), Windows administrative shares, Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), Windows Remote Management (WinRM), or remote Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).