UAC Bypass Using IEInstal - File

 1title: UAC Bypass Using IEInstal - File
 2id: bdd8157d-8e85-4397-bb82-f06cc9c71dbb
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using IEInstal.exe (UACMe 64)
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
 7author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2021-08-30
 9modified: 2022-10-09
10tags:
11    - attack.defense-evasion
12    - attack.privilege-escalation
13    - attack.t1548.002
14logsource:
15    category: file_event
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection:
19        Image: 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEInstal.exe'
20        TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Users\'
21        TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
22        TargetFilename|endswith: 'consent.exe'
23    condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25    - Unknown
26level: high

References

• GitHub - hfiref0x/UACME: Defeating Windows User Account Control

  

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