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HackTool - PowerTool Execution

Detects the execution of the tool PowerTool which has the ability to kill a process, delete its process file, unload drivers, and delete the driver files

MITRE ATT&CK

T1562.001

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  - Image|endswith:
      - \PowerTool.exe
      - \PowerTool64.exe
  - OriginalFileName: PowerTool.exe
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-11-29

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1562.001

Raw Content

title: HackTool - PowerTool Execution
id: a34f79a3-8e5f-4cc3-b765-de00695452c2
status: test
description: Detects the execution of the tool PowerTool which has the ability to kill a process, delete its process file, unload drivers, and delete the driver files
references:
    - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/11/28/emotet-strikes-again-lnk-file-leads-to-domain-wide-ransomware/
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/i/play-ransomware-s-attack-playbook-unmasks-it-as-another-hive-aff.html
    - https://twitter.com/gbti_sa/status/1249653895900602375?lang=en
    - https://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/ithurricane-PowerTool.shtml
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-11-29
modified: 2023-02-04
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1562.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection:
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\PowerTool.exe'
              - '\PowerTool64.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'PowerTool.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high