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PUA - CleanWipe Execution

Detects the use of CleanWipe a tool usually used to delete Symantec antivirus.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1562.001
defense-evasion

Detection Query

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*

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2021-12-18

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1562.001
Raw Content
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-evasion
    - attack.t1562.001
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: high