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Name: Control.exe
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2018-09-24 21:59:43 +02:00
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Description: Binary used to launch controlpanel items in Windows
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Author: 'Oddvar Moe'
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2021-01-10 16:04:52 +01:00
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Created: 2018-05-25
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2018-06-09 00:15:06 +02:00
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Commands:
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- Command: control.exe c:\windows\tasks\file.txt:evil.dll
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Description: Execute evil.dll which is stored in an Alternate Data Stream (ADS).
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Usecase: Can be used to evade defensive countermeasures or to hide as a persistence mechanism
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2018-09-26 09:34:01 +02:00
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Category: ADS
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Privileges: User
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2021-11-05 19:58:26 +01:00
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MitreID: T1218.002
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2021-12-14 16:50:17 +01:00
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OperatingSystem: Windows vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11
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2018-12-10 14:28:12 +01:00
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Full_Path:
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- Path: C:\Windows\System32\control.exe
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- Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\control.exe
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Code_Sample:
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2022-09-11 07:07:18 +02:00
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- Code:
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Detection:
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2022-09-11 07:07:18 +02:00
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- Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/e8b633f54fce88e82b1c3d5e7c7bfa7d3d0beee7/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_control_cve_2021_40444.yml
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- Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/08ca62cc8860f4660e945805d0dd615ce75258c1/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_control_dll_load.yml
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- Elastic: https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/414d32027632a49fb239abb8fbbb55d3fa8dd861/rules/windows/defense_evasion_network_connection_from_windows_binary.toml
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- Elastic: https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/0875c1e4c4370ab9fbf453c8160bb5abc8ad95e7/rules/windows/defense_evasion_execution_control_panel_suspicious_args.toml
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- Elastic: https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/61afb1c1c0c3f50637b1bb194f3e6fb09f476e50/rules/windows/defense_evasion_unusual_dir_ads.toml
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- IOC: Control.exe executing files from alternate data streams
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- IOC: Control.exe executing library file without cpl extension
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- IOC: Suspicious network connections from control.exe
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Resources:
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- Link: https://pentestlab.blog/2017/05/24/applocker-bypass-control-panel/
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- Link: https://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/applocker-bypass-registry-key-manipulation/
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- Link: https://twitter.com/bohops/status/955659561008017409
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- Link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/shell/executing-control-panel-items
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- Link: https://bohops.com/2018/01/23/loading-alternate-data-stream-ads-dll-cpl-binaries-to-bypass-applocker/
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Acknowledgement:
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- Person: Jimmy
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Handle: '@bohops'
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