LegacyHive: Hunting Windows Profile Initialization Abuse Through Offline Registry Manipulation
ID: 41e21d2a-5885-520c-95db-4efe26948d14
STIX ID: report--41e21d2a-5885-520c-95db-4efe26948d14
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This report analyzes LegacyHive, a public Windows proof-of-concept that persistently hijacks user profile registry hives by creating NT Object Manager directories and symbolic links, modifying ntuser.dat/UsrClass.dat offline, and using oplocks plus CreateProcessWithLogonW to force profile loading; the authors reproduced the chain on fully patched July 2026 systems, detail seven stages of exploitation, and provide detection guidance (YARA and hunting queries) and indicators for defenders.
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