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HackTool - Powerup Write Hijack DLL

Powerup tool's Write Hijack DLL exploits DLL hijacking for privilege escalation. In it's default mode, it builds a self deleting .bat file which executes malicious command. The detection rule relies on creation of the malicious bat file (debug.bat by default).

MITRE ATT&CK

T1574.001

persistenceprivilege-escalationdefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  Image|endswith:
    - \powershell.exe
    - \pwsh.exe
  TargetFilename|endswith: .bat
condition: selection

Author

Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)

Created

2021-08-21

Data Sources

windowsFile Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Privesc/Write-HijackDll/

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.defense-evasionattack.t1574.001

Raw Content

title: HackTool - Powerup Write Hijack DLL
id: 602a1f13-c640-4d73-b053-be9a2fa58b96
status: test
description: |
    Powerup tool's Write Hijack DLL exploits DLL hijacking for privilege escalation.
    In it's default mode, it builds a self deleting .bat file which executes malicious command.
    The detection rule relies on creation of the malicious bat file (debug.bat by default).
references:
    - https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Privesc/Write-HijackDll/
author: Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)
date: 2021-08-21
modified: 2024-06-27
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1574.001
logsource:
    category: file_event
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\powershell.exe'
            - '\pwsh.exe'
        TargetFilename|endswith: '.bat'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Any powershell script that creates bat files # highly unlikely (untested)
level: high