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Elastio AI investigates machine images and snapshots for evidence of compromise. It follows leads through code and system records, explains the findings, and gives your team evidence to act on. No host agent required.

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42 of 500 public marketplace machine images carried malicious persistence.Elastio research · 2026

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An illustrative attack and recovery sequence.

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EDR / XDR

01Initial accessStolen credentials, a zero-day, or AI-led entry.

02ExecutionPayloads run on the endpoint.

Pursuit · Investigates how attackers maintain access

03PersistenceA foothold is set. The attacker blends in with normal activity.

04Lateral movementThe attacker spreads across hosts.

05Data theftData is collected and transferred out.

Hunt · Identifies ransomware damage

06EncryptionRansomware encrypts files. Inspect copies for damage.

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A Windows snapshot contained registry settings that redirected accessibility tools to a command shell at the login screen.

Pursuit connected the settings to their source records and explained the persistence mechanism. The assessment distinguishes what the evidence establishes from what remains unconfirmed.

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F-IFEO-001High confidence

Windows accessibility tools

Redirected to a command shell.

The mechanism is present. Execution was not established in the examined time windows.

Persistence report

i-007021bb2f6d6e74a·f2a28438-7c71-5c22-92a6-0dc879e27f27HIGH suspicionHIGH confidence

Export FindingsStatus: Open Add exception...

Anchor: 2019-10-08T18:15:37Z
Detected: 2026-10-04T00:25:00Z
Report: pursuit-EC2AMAZ-SMASCMC-20261004

Gate 3 high: two validated IFEO debugger persistence entries set magnify.exe and sethc.exe Debugger to C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe. This is an attacker-relevant accessibility-backdoor mechanism. No execution telemetry was found in the bounded process/Security sources, so operational corroboration is limited. The separate EC2 password-rotation task and startup wallpaper scripts were inspected and remain low/benign context. No suspicious user-writable loaded driver or usable offensive framework was found.

AnalysisFindings3Attack Path4Evidence16CoverageRecovery

E-IFEO-001registry_persistence

type

registry_persistence

source_table

reg_autoruns

summary

IFEO Debugger values: sethc.exe -> C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe and magnify.exe -> C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe.

record_locator

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\ControlSet001\...\Image File Execution Options

key_fields