5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0

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"	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe = "0"	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.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
5012	powershell.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe = "0"	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.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	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
1	pastebin.com
2	pastebin.com
11	pastebin.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 436 set thread context of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81

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
5012	powershell.exe
5012	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5012	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5076	installutil.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5012	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	79
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5012	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	79
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81
PID 436 wrote to memory of 5076	436	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe	81

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"	5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:436
- 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\5cb96def1bfb4ccc9c85a5f4e02bc7a04a4738ca6c881e1966f2f44c07596ed0.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5012
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\installutil.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\installutil.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5076

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

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry