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Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

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Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe = "0"	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1815711207-1844170477-3539718864-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe = "0"	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3592 set thread context of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2796	powershell.exe
2796	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2796	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 2796	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	83
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 2796	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	83
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 2796	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	83
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 1160	3592	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe	85

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Checks computer location settings
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:3592
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4e55b134fe1f35e2c86ddefc420c840.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2796
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
  "C:\Windows\SYSWOW64\calc.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:1160

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

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Modify Registry