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Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe = "0"	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.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-1-5-21-2288054676-1871194608-3559553667-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe = "0"	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.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	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2304 set thread context of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe
3900	powershell.exe
3900	powershell.exe
4212	AddInProcess32.exe
4212	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3900	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4212	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3900	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	89
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 3900	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	89
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92
PID 2304 wrote to memory of 4212	2304	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe	92

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"	Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.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:2304
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Order 0230006 - Mexpol S.A.pdf.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3900
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4212

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

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry