agenttesla | ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da

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"	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe = "0"	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
324	powershell.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-1-5-21-3808065738-1666277613-1125846146-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.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	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe = "0"	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.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	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1600 set thread context of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
324	powershell.exe
324	powershell.exe
3056	CasPol.exe
3056	CasPol.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	324	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3056	CasPol.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 324	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	91
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 324	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	91
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 3056	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	93
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 408	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	94
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 408	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	94
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 408	1600	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe	94

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"	ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.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:1600
- 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\ebcde6651afc8265c21f3d7cd1d27374da8f636c2f7edef8ab20acf8e01536da.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:324
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\CasPol.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\CasPol.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3056
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\CasPol.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\CasPol.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:408

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4056 --field-trial-handle=3240,i,13319578961094268484,16557498665191861597,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:3160

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

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

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T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry