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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0004 ✕ technique: T1548 ✕

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  • Fodhelper.exe UAC bypass Medium

    Attackers may use Fodhelper.exe to bypass UAC (User Account Control) by having it spawn their malicious process.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
    ATT&CK techniques: Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control (T1548.002)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: Gain higher privileges by bypassing the User Account Control (UAC).
    Investigative actions: Search for a registry event that changes the key Software\Classes\ms-settings. Review the process that made the registry key. Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.