{"id":"602a1f13-c640-4d73-b053-be9a2fa58b96","title":"HackTool - Powerup Write Hijack DLL","description":"Powerup tool's Write Hijack DLL exploits DLL hijacking for privilege escalation.\nIn it's default mode, it builds a self deleting .bat file which executes malicious command.\nThe detection rule relies on creation of the malicious bat file (debug.bat by default).\n","author":"Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2021-08-21","modified":"2024-06-27","tags":["attack.persistence","attack.privilege-escalation","attack.execution","attack.stealth","attack.t1574.001"],"technique_ids":["T1574.001"],"logsource":{"category":"file_event","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Any powershell script that creates bat files"],"references":["https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Privesc/Write-HijackDll/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_hktl_powerup_dllhijacking.yml","source_sha256":"2e5884117ed85a38eeb30c3f12d9426c777d940c711a8dd11e60b9c0b3ceee0c","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_hktl_powerup_dllhijacking.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: HackTool - Powerup Write Hijack DLL\nid: 602a1f13-c640-4d73-b053-be9a2fa58b96\nstatus: test\ndescription: |\n    Powerup tool's Write Hijack DLL exploits DLL hijacking for privilege escalation.\n    In it's default mode, it builds a self deleting .bat file which executes malicious command.\n    The detection rule relies on creation of the malicious bat file (debug.bat by default).\nreferences:\n    - https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Privesc/Write-HijackDll/\nauthor: Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)\ndate: 2021-08-21\nmodified: 2024-06-27\ntags:\n    - attack.persistence\n    - attack.privilege-escalation\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1574.001\nlogsource:\n    category: file_event\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        Image|endswith:\n            - '\\powershell.exe'\n            - '\\pwsh.exe'\n        TargetFilename|endswith: '.bat'\n    condition: selection\nfalsepositives:\n    - Any powershell script that creates bat files # highly unlikely (untested)\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1574.001","id":"T1574.001","name":"DLL","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1574.001/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/602a1f13-c640-4d73-b053-be9a2fa58b96.json","kind":"sigma"}