PUA - AdvancedRun Execution

calendar Jan 1, 2024 · attack.execution attack.defense_evasion attack.privilege_escalation attack.t1564.003 attack.t1134.002 attack.t1059.003  ·
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Detects the execution of AdvancedRun utility

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 1title: PUA - AdvancedRun Execution
 2id: d2b749ee-4225-417e-b20e-a8d2193cbb84
 3related:
 4    - id: fa00b701-44c6-4679-994d-5a18afa8a707
 5      type: similar
 6status: test
 7description: Detects the execution of AdvancedRun utility
 8references:
 9    - https://twitter.com/splinter_code/status/1483815103279603714
10    - https://medium.com/s2wblog/analysis-of-destructive-malware-whispergate-targeting-ukraine-9d5d158f19f3
11    - https://elastic.github.io/security-research/malware/2022/01/01.operation-bleeding-bear/article/
12    - https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/run-program-as-system-localsystem-account-windows/
13author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
14date: 2022/01/20
15modified: 2023/02/21
16tags:
17    - attack.execution
18    - attack.defense_evasion
19    - attack.privilege_escalation
20    - attack.t1564.003
21    - attack.t1134.002
22    - attack.t1059.003
23logsource:
24    product: windows
25    category: process_creation
26detection:
27    selection:
28        - OriginalFileName: 'AdvancedRun.exe'
29        - CommandLine|contains|all:
30              - ' /EXEFilename '
31              - ' /Run'
32        - CommandLine|contains|all:
33              - ' /WindowState 0'
34              - ' /RunAs '
35              - ' /CommandLine '
36    condition: selection
37falsepositives:
38    - Unknown
39level: medium

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