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high advisory

Wireless Credential Dumping via Netsh

Adversaries use the Windows built-in utility Netsh to dump Wireless saved access keys in clear text, potentially leading to credential compromise.

Defender XDR +2 credential-access netsh windows
2r 2t
medium advisory

Persistence via BITS Job Notify Cmdline

Adversaries can achieve persistence by abusing the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) SetNotifyCmdLine method to execute a program after a job finishes, leading to arbitrary code execution and system compromise.

Defender XDR +2 persistence bits windows
2r 1t
medium advisory

PowerShell Script Block Logging Disabled via Registry Modification

Attackers may disable PowerShell Script Block Logging by modifying the registry to conceal their activities on the host and evade detection by setting the `EnableScriptBlockLogging` registry value to 0, impacting security monitoring and incident response capabilities.

Defender XDR +2 defense-evasion powershell registry
2r 2t
medium advisory

Process Execution from Suspicious Windows Directories

Adversaries may execute processes from unusual default Windows directories to masquerade malware and evade defenses by blending in with trusted paths, making malicious activity harder to detect.

Windows +2 defense-evasion masquerading
2r 1t
medium advisory

Potential Defense Evasion via Filter Manager (fltMC.exe)

Adversaries may abuse the Filter Manager Control Program (fltMC.exe) to unload filter drivers, thereby evading security software defenses such as malware detection and file system monitoring.

Defender XDR +3 defense-evasion filter-driver fltMC.exe windows
2r 1t
medium advisory

Network Logon Provider Registry Modification

Adversaries may modify the network logon provider registry to register a rogue network logon provider module for persistence and credential access by intercepting authentication credentials in clear text during user logon.

Defender XDR +3 credential-access persistence registry-modification
2r 2t