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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"	QUOTATION#08799.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	QUOTATION#08799.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION#08799.exe = "0"	QUOTATION#08799.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
1616	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-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	QUOTATION#08799.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	QUOTATION#08799.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	QUOTATION#08799.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION#08799.exe = "0"	QUOTATION#08799.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"	QUOTATION#08799.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	QUOTATION#08799.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
6	checkip.dyndns.org

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4088 set thread context of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3528	1164	WerFault.exe	83

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1616	powershell.exe
1616	powershell.exe
1164	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1616	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1164	AddInProcess32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1616	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	81
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1616	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	81
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1164	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	83
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1036	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	84
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1036	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	84
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 1036	4088	QUOTATION#08799.exe	84

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"	QUOTATION#08799.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION#08799.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QUOTATION#08799.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:4088
- 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\QUOTATION#08799.exe" -Force
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1616
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1164
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1164 -s 1452
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:3528
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:1036

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 468 -p 1164 -ip 1164
1⤵
PID:4164

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

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery