{'created': '2018-01-16T16:13:52.465Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Screensavers are programs that execute after a configurable '
                'time of user inactivity and consist of Portable Executable '
                '(PE) files with a .scr file extension.(Citation: Wikipedia '
                'Screensaver) The Windows screensaver application scrnsave.scr '
                'is located in <code>C:\\Windows\\System32\\</code>, and '
                '<code>C:\\Windows\\sysWOW64\\</code> on 64-bit Windows '
                'systems, along with screensavers included with base Windows '
                'installations. \n'
                '\n'
                'The following screensaver settings are stored in the Registry '
                '(<code>HKCU\\Control Panel\\Desktop\\</code>) and could be '
                'manipulated to achieve persistence:\n'
                '\n'
                '* <code>SCRNSAVE.exe</code> - set to malicious PE path\n'
                "* <code>ScreenSaveActive</code> - set to '1' to enable the "
                'screensaver\n'
                "* <code>ScreenSaverIsSecure</code> - set to '0' to not "
                'require a password to unlock\n'
                '* <code>ScreenSaveTimeout</code> - sets user inactivity '
                'timeout before screensaver is executed\n'
                '\n'
                'Adversaries can use screensaver settings to maintain '
                'persistence by setting the screensaver to run malware after a '
                'certain timeframe of user inactivity. (Citation: ESET Gazer '
                'Aug 2017)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1180',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1180'},
                         {'description': 'Wikipedia. (2017, November 22). '
                                         'Screensaver. Retrieved December 5, '
                                         '2017.',
                          'source_name': 'Wikipedia Screensaver',
                          'url': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screensaver'},
                         {'description': 'ESET. (2017, August). Gazing at '
                                         'Gazer: Turla’s new second stage '
                                         'backdoor. Retrieved September 14, '
                                         '2017.',
                          'source_name': 'ESET Gazer Aug 2017',
                          'url': 'https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eset-gazer.pdf'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--2892b9ee-ca9f-4723-b332-0dc6e843a8ae',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'persistence'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:33.235Z',
 'name': 'Screensaver',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': True,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Bartosz Jerzman'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}