File paths set in the debugger of the Image File Execution Options key is run when the process is to be debugged or is run with the CreateProcess API:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\[Process Name]
- Debugger = [executable file]
- [Process Name] pertains to the filename of the running executable
- This persistence only triggers when there is a need for [Process Name] to invoke a debugger
Browser Helper Objects key
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\[CLSID]
- Having the CLSID as a subkey simply means that it is installed and enabled as an Internet Explorer BHO
- The CLSID is registered under ...