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UAC Bypass Using EventVwr

Detects the pattern of a UAC bypass using Windows Event Viewer

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Antonio Cocomazzi, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Apr 27Updated Tue Nov 2263e4f530-65dc-49cc-8f80-ccfa95c69d43windows
Log Source
WindowsFile Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith:
            # Removed the start just in case the logging backend doesn't expand ENV variables when they're used
            - '\Microsoft\Event Viewer\RecentViews'
            - '\Microsoft\EventV~1\RecentViews'
    filter:
        Image|startswith:
            - 'C:\Windows\System32\'
            - 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
    condition: selection and not filter
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
63e4f530-65dc-49cc-8f80-ccfa95c69d43
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Apr 27
Modified
Tue Nov 22
Path
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_uac_bypass_eventvwr.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalation
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