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    Suspicious Pcalua Proxying Mshta

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    nomit vyas@xoxo
    •updated Jun 24, 2026•1•0•6

    Detects the use of the Program Compatibility Assistant (pcalua.exe) to proxy the execution of mshta.exe, a technique used by ClickFix loaders to execute remote HTA payloads while evading process-based detections.

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    Tags

    T1218.005 - MshtaTA0002 - ExecutionTA0005 - Defense EvasionT1204.004 - Malicious Copy and PasteProcess CreationWindowsWindows Eventlog Securityattack.executionattack.defense-evasionattack.t1218.005

    Found in

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