PUA - CleanWipe Execution
Detects the use of CleanWipe a tool usually used to delete Symantec antivirus.
Detection logic
selection1
Image|endswith: \SepRemovalToolNative_x64.exeselection2
Image|endswith: \CATClean.exe
CommandLine|contains: --uninstallselection3
Image|endswith: \NetInstaller.exe
CommandLine|contains: -rselection4
Image|endswith: \WFPUnins.exe
CommandLine|contains|all:
- /uninstall
- /enterpriseCondition
1 of selection*Raw YAML
title: PUA - CleanWipe Execution
id: f44800ac-38ec-471f-936e-3fa7d9c53100
status: test
description: Detects the use of CleanWipe a tool usually used to delete Symantec antivirus.
references:
- https://github.com/3CORESec/MAL-CL/tree/master/Descriptors/Other/CleanWipe
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-12-18
modified: 2023-02-14
tags:
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1685
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection1:
Image|endswith: '\SepRemovalToolNative_x64.exe'
selection2:
Image|endswith: '\CATClean.exe'
CommandLine|contains: '--uninstall'
selection3:
Image|endswith: '\NetInstaller.exe'
CommandLine|contains: '-r'
selection4:
Image|endswith: '\WFPUnins.exe'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '/uninstall'
- '/enterprise'
condition: 1 of selection*
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administrative use (Should be investigated either way)
level: highFalse positives
- Legitimate administrative use (Should be investigated either way)