ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77

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"	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.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	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe = "0"	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.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-1-5-21-2860750803-256193626-1801997576-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.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	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe = "0"	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.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	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
3	pastebin.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4728 set thread context of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89

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
2380	powershell.exe
2380	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2380	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2696	regsvcs.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2380	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	88
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2380	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	88
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2696	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	89
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 408	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	90
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 408	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	90
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 408	4728	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe	90

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"	ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4728
- 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\ce753b226cf4c5fa1795ca13754d9b9add4cf6752cad6268ca4fd8c95688cc77.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2380
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regsvcs.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regsvcs.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2696
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regsvcs.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regsvcs.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:408

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

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service