HackTool - Powerup Write Hijack DLL

Title: HackTool - Powerup Write Hijack DLL
Status: test
Description:Powerup tool's Write Hijack DLL exploits DLL hijacking for privilege escalation. In it's default mode, it builds a self deleting .bat file which executes malicious command. The detection rule relies on creation of the malicious bat file (debug.bat by default).
References:
  -https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Privesc/Write-HijackDll/
Author: Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)
Date: 2021-08-21
modified:2024-06-27
Tags:

• -'attack.persistence'
• -'attack.privilege-escalation'
• -'attack.execution'
• -'attack.stealth'
• -'attack.t1574.001'

Logsource:

• category: file_event
• product: windows

Detection:
  selection:
    Image|endswith:
      -'\powershell.exe'
      -'\pwsh.exe'

    TargetFilename|endswith: '.bat'
  condition:selection
Falsepositives:
  -Any powershell script that creates bat files
Level: high