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UAC Bypass Using IEInstal - File
Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using IEInstal.exe (UACMe 64)
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Privilege Escalation |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 11: FileCreate |
Rule body
title: UAC Bypass Using IEInstal - File
id: bdd8157d-8e85-4397-bb82-f06cc9c71dbb
status: test
description: Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using IEInstal.exe (UACMe 64)
references:
- https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
author: Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-08-30
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1548.002
logsource:
category: file_event
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image: 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEInstal.exe'
TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Users\'
TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
TargetFilename|endswith: 'consent.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
Image: 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEInstal.exe'
TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Users\'
TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
TargetFilename|endswith: 'consent.exe'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
Image | eq |
| field:"Image" kind:eq value:"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEInstal.exe" |
TargetFilename | ends_with |
| field:"TargetFilename" kind:ends_with value:"consent.exe" |
TargetFilename | match |
| field:"TargetFilename" kind:match value:"\AppData\Local\Temp\" |
TargetFilename | starts_with |
| field:"TargetFilename" kind:starts_with value:"C:\Users\" |