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Arbitrary File Download Via GfxDownloadWrapper.EXE

GfxDownloadWrapper.exe can be executed with a URL argument to download files.

Triage facts

Revision 1
Evidence
Unknown
Severity
Medium
Sources
2 public sources
Freshness
Revision 1Nov 10, 02:50 UTC
Detection
1 rule
Source quality
A2Roughly even chance

GfxDownloadWrapper.exe can be executed via the command line with a URL as an argument to download files. This behavior is tracked by the LOLBAS Project.

Detection

Monitor process creation events for GfxDownloadWrapper.exe where the command line contains 'http://' or 'https://', excluding known legitimate traffic to 'https://gameplayapi.intel.com/'.

Detection coverage 1

Detect Arbitrary File Download via GfxDownloadWrapper.exe

medium

Detects execution of GfxDownloadWrapper.exe with a URL argument, excluding known legitimate Intel update paths.

sigma tactics: command-and-control techniques: T1105 sources: process_creation, windows

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