Psr.exe
Windows Problem Steps Recorder, used to record screen and clicks.
Full path
c:\windows\system32\psr.exe
c:\windows\syswow64\psr.exeCommands
Can be used to take screenshots of the user environment
psr.exe /start /output {PATH_ABSOLUTE:.zip} /sc 1 /gui 0Record a user screen without creating a GUI. You should use “psr.exe /stop” to stop recording and create output file.
os: since Windows 7 (client) / Windows 2008 R2
Detection
- Sigma https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/c04bef2fbbe8beff6c7620d5d7ea6872dbe7acba/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_psr_capture_screenshots.yml
- IOCpsr.exe spawned
- IOCsuspicious activity when running with "/gui 0" flag
Resources
acknowledgement: Leon Rodenko @L3m0nada