lgoogloader | a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe = "0"	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.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	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe = "0"	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.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	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3592 set thread context of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3128	ping.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe
3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe
2316	powershell.exe
2316	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2316	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 2316	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	84
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 2316	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	84
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 2316	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	84
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 4832	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	86
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 4832	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	86
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 4832	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	86
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3128	3592	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe	87

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"	a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Checks computer location settings
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- 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\a020ef28937a1415b7f901865288f6c080a7dca39bc0428e2145cd99e8ad8168.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2316
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
  "C:\Windows\SYSWOW64\calc.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:4832
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ping.exe
  "C:\Windows\SYSWOW64\ping.exe"
  2⤵
  - Runs ping.exe
  PID:3128

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

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry