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Name : Wsreset.exe
Description : Used to reset Windows Store settings according to its manifest file
Author : 'Oddvar Moe'
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Created : 2019-03-18
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Commands :
- Command : wsreset.exe
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Description : During startup, wsreset.exe checks the registry value HKCU\Software\Classes\AppX82a6gwre4fdg3bt635tn5ctqjf8msdd2\Shell\open\command for the command to run. Binary will be executed as a high-integrity process without a UAC prompt being displayed to the user.
Usecase : Execute a binary or script as a high-integrity process without a UAC prompt.
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Category : UAC bypass
Privileges : User
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MitreID : T1548.002
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OperatingSystem : Windows 10
Full_Path :
- Path : C:\Windows\System32\wsreset.exe
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Code_Sample :
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- Code :
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Detection :
- IOC : wsreset.exe launching child process other than mmc.exe
- IOC : Creation or modification of the registry value HKCU\Software\Classes\AppX82a6gwre4fdg3bt635tn5ctqjf8msdd2\Shell\open\command
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- IOC : Microsoft Defender Antivirus as Behavior:Win32/UACBypassExp.T!gen
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Resources :
- Link : https://www.activecyber.us/activelabs/windows-uac-bypass
- Link : https://twitter.com/ihack4falafel/status/1106644790114947073
- Link : https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME/blob/master/README.md
Acknowledgement :
- Person : Hashim Jawad
Handle : '@ihack4falafel'
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