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    SquadC Persistent C2 Execution via WindowsUpdateAssist Run Key

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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/)
    Kaung Khant Ko@kaungkhantko
    •updated yesterday•3•0•6

    Detects a sequence where a process persisted under the WindowsUpdateAssist Run key spawns cmd.exe to execute reconnaissance commands such as 'dir' and 'systeminfo' within a 30-minute window.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1547.001 - Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderT1059.003 - Windows Command ShellT1082 - System Information DiscoveryTA0003 - PersistenceTA0004 - Privilege EscalationTA0002 - ExecutionTA0007 - DiscoveryRegistry Value SetCommand ExecutionProcess CreationWindowsWindows Defender Atpkql

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