UAC Bypass Tools Using ComputerDefaults
Detects tools such as UACMe used to bypass UAC with computerdefaults.exe (UACMe 59)
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1title: UAC Bypass Tools Using ComputerDefaults
2id: 3c05e90d-7eba-4324-9972-5d7f711a60a8
3status: test
4description: Detects tools such as UACMe used to bypass UAC with computerdefaults.exe (UACMe 59)
5references:
6 - https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
7author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
8date: 2021-08-31
9modified: 2024-12-01
10tags:
11 - attack.privilege-escalation
12 - attack.t1548.002
13logsource:
14 category: process_creation
15 product: windows
16detection:
17 selection:
18 IntegrityLevel:
19 - 'High'
20 - 'System'
21 - 'S-1-16-16384' # System
22 - 'S-1-16-12288' # High
23 Image: 'C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe'
24 filter:
25 ParentImage|contains:
26 - ':\Windows\System32'
27 - ':\Program Files'
28 condition: selection and not filter
29falsepositives:
30 - Unknown
31level: high
References
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