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UAC Bypass via Event Viewer

Detects UAC bypass method using Windows event viewer

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Sun Mar 19Updated Thu Sep 287c81fec3-1c1d-43b0-996a-46753041b1b6windows

Log Source

WindowsRegistry Set

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryRegistry Set← raw: registry_set

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\mscfile\shell\open\command'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

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

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Sub-techniques

CAR Analytics

2019-04-001 · CAR 2019-04-001

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

7c81fec3-1c1d-43b0-996a-46753041b1b6

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Sun Mar 19

Modified

Thu Sep 28

Author

Path

rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_uac_bypass_eventvwr.yml

Raw Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1548.002car.2019-04-001