healer | a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480

Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\DisableAntiSpyware = "1"	AppLaunch.exe

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1"	AppLaunch.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	AppLaunch.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1"	AppLaunch.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1"	AppLaunch.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1"	AppLaunch.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1"	AppLaunch.exe

Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0"	AppLaunch.exe

Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Windows Service

Modify Registry

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications	AppLaunch.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications\DisableNotifications = "1"	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2260 set thread context of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	AppLaunch.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2768	AppLaunch.exe
2768	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2768	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2768	2260	a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a189118eaca07340b07f5d1d708c0b88002a18a94db6323fee031fb0ebf0d480.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2260
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
  "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\AppLaunch.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
  - Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
  - Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
  - Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2768

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses