Potential UAC Bypass Via Sdclt.EXE
A General detection for sdclt being spawned as an elevated process. This could be an indicator of sdclt being used for bypass UAC techniques.
Detection logic
selection
Image|endswith: sdclt.exe
IntegrityLevel:
- High
- S-1-16-12288Condition
selectionRaw YAML
title: Potential UAC Bypass Via Sdclt.EXE
id: 40f9af16-589d-4984-b78d-8c2aec023197
status: test
description: A General detection for sdclt being spawned as an elevated process. This could be an indicator of sdclt being used for bypass UAC techniques.
references:
- https://github.com/OTRF/detection-hackathon-apt29/issues/6
- https://github.com/OTRF/ThreatHunter-Playbook/blob/2d4257f630f4c9770f78d0c1df059f891ffc3fec/docs/evals/apt29/detections/3.B.2_C36B49B5-DF58-4A34-9FE9-56189B9DEFEA.md
author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
date: 2020-05-02
modified: 2024-12-01
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1548.002
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: 'sdclt.exe'
IntegrityLevel:
- 'High'
- 'S-1-16-12288' # High
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: mediumFalse positives
- Unknown