Replace.exe Usage

 1title: Replace.exe Usage
 2id: 9292293b-8496-4715-9db6-37028dcda4b3
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the use of Replace.exe which can be used to replace file with another file
 5references:
 6    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Replace/
 7    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/replace
 8author: frack113
 9date: 2022/03/06
10modified: 2024/03/13
11tags:
12    - attack.command_and_control
13    - attack.t1105
14logsource:
15    category: process_creation
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection:
19        Image|endswith: '\replace.exe'
20    argument:
21        CommandLine|contains|windash: '-a'
22    condition: selection and argument
23falsepositives:
24    - Unknown
25level: medium

References

• Replace | LOLBAS

  Copy file.cab to destination replace.exe C:\Source\File.cab C:\Destination /A Use caseCopy files Privileges requiredUser Operating systemsWindows vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 1...

  
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• replace

  

  Reference article for the replace command, which can replace existing or add new files to a directory.

  
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