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Suspicious GrpConv Execution

Detects the suspicious execution of a utility to convert Windows 3.x .grp files or for persistence purposes by malicious software or actors

MITRE ATT&CK

T1547

privilege-escalationpersistence

Detection Query

selection:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - grpconv.exe -o
    - grpconv -o
condition: selection

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-05-19

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1526833181831200770

Tags

attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.t1547

Raw Content

title: Suspicious GrpConv Execution
id: f14e169e-9978-4c69-acb3-1cff8200bc36
status: test
description: Detects the suspicious execution of a utility to convert Windows 3.x .grp files or for persistence purposes by malicious software or actors
references:
    - https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1526833181831200770
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-05-19
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1547
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'grpconv.exe -o'
            - 'grpconv -o'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high