title: Bypass UAC Using Event Viewer
id: 674202d0-b22a-4af4-ae5f-2eda1f3da1af
status: test
description: Bypasses User Account Control using Event Viewer and a relevant Windows Registry modification
references:
    - https://enigma0x3.net/2016/08/15/fileless-uac-bypass-using-eventvwr-exe-and-registry-hijacking/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1548.002/T1548.002.md#atomic-test-1---bypass-uac-using-event-viewer-cmd
author: frack113
date: 2022-01-05
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1547.010
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '_Classes\mscfile\shell\open\command\(Default)'
    filter:
        Details|startswith: '%SystemRoot%\system32\mmc.exe "%1" %'
    condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bypass_uac_using_eventviewer/info.yml
simulation:
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Bypass UAC using Event Viewer (cmd)
      technique: T1548.002
      atomic_guid: 5073adf8-9a50-4bd9-b298-a9bd2ead8af9

title: Default RDP Port Changed to Non Standard Port
id: 509e84b9-a71a-40e0-834f-05470369bd1e
status: test
description: |
    Detects changes to the default RDP port.
    Remote desktop is a common feature in operating systems. It allows a user to log into a remote system using an interactive session with a graphical user interface.
    Microsoft refers to its implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) as Remote Desktop Services (RDS).
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1021.001/T1021.001.md
author: frack113
date: 2022-01-01
modified: 2024-03-25
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1547.010
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber'
    filter_main_port:
        Details: DWORD (0x00000d3d) # 3389
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_change_rdp_port/info.yml
simulation:
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Changing RDP Port to Non Standard Port via Powershell
      technique: T1021.001
      atomic_guid: 2f840dd4-8a2e-4f44-beb3-6b2399ea3771
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Changing RDP Port to Non Standard Port via Command_Prompt
      technique: T1021.001
      atomic_guid: 74ace21e-a31c-4f7d-b540-53e4eb6d1f73

title: Add Port Monitor Persistence in Registry
id: 944e8941-f6f6-4ee8-ac05-1c224e923c0e
status: test
description: |
    Adversaries may use port monitors to run an attacker supplied DLL during system boot for persistence or privilege escalation.
    A port monitor can be set through the AddMonitor API call to set a DLL to be loaded at startup.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1547.010/T1547.010.md
author: frack113
date: 2021-12-30
modified: 2024-03-25
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1547.010
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains: '\Control\Print\Monitors\'
        Details|endswith: '.dll'
    filter_optional_cutepdf:
        Image: 'C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe'
        TargetObject|contains: '\Control\Print\Monitors\CutePDF Writer Monitor v4.0\Driver'
        Details: 'cpwmon64_v40.dll'
        User|contains: # covers many language settings
            - 'AUTHORI'
            - 'AUTORI'
    filter_optional_monvnc:
        TargetObject|contains: '\Control\Print\Monitors\MONVNC\Driver'
    filter_optional_vnc:
        TargetObject|contains|all:
            - 'Control\Print\Environments\'
            - '\Drivers\'
            - '\VNC Printer'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_optional_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_add_port_monitor/info.yml
simulation:
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Add Port Monitor persistence in Registry
      technique: T1547.010
      atomic_guid: d34ef297-f178-4462-871e-9ce618d44e50

title: Potential Suspicious Activity Using SeCEdit
id: c2c76b77-32be-4d1f-82c9-7e544bdfe0eb
status: test
description: Detects potential suspicious behaviour using secedit.exe. Such as exporting or modifying the security policy
references:
    - https://blueteamops.medium.com/secedit-and-i-know-it-595056dee53d
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/secedit
author: Janantha Marasinghe
date: 2022-11-18
modified: 2022-12-30
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1685.001
    - attack.t1547.001
    - attack.t1505.005
    - attack.t1556.002
    - attack.t1685
    - attack.t1574.007
    - attack.t1564.002
    - attack.t1546.008
    - attack.t1546.007
    - attack.t1547.014
    - attack.t1547.010
    - attack.t1547.002
    - attack.t1557
    - attack.t1082
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\secedit.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'SeCEdit'
    selection_flags_discovery:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '/export'
            - '/cfg'
    selection_flags_configure:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '/configure'
            - '/db'
    # filter:
    #     SubjectUserName|endswith: '$'  SubjectUserName is from event ID 4719 in the Windows Security log
    condition: selection_img and (1 of selection_flags_*)
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administrative use
level: medium