agenttesla | add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4

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"	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe = "0"	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.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
1256	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-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.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	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe = "0"	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4596 set thread context of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94

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
1256	powershell.exe
1256	powershell.exe
1256	powershell.exe
3164	AddInProcess32.exe
3164	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1256	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3164	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 1256	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	92
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 1256	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	92
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 3164	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	94
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 1084	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	95
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 1084	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	95
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 1084	4596	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe	95

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"	add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.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:4596
- 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\add7be49cc02cfcae6efdf9e831bfbd80002406a718220e485bf277be95b8ce4.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1256
- 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:3164
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:1084

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