HackTool - Powerup Write Hijack DLL

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).

title: HackTool - Powerup Write Hijack DLL
id: 602a1f13-c640-4d73-b053-be9a2fa58b96
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 # highly unlikely (untested)
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_hktl_powerup_dllhijacking/info.yml

• T1574.001DLL

• https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Privesc/Write-HijackDll/↗