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Service Security Descriptor Tampering via Sc.exe

Adversaries can exploit the Windows 'sc.exe' utility to modify service Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACLs) via the 'sdset' command, facilitating privilege escalation and persistence by granting unauthorized service access.

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Windows Audit Policy Security Descriptor Tampering via Auditpol

Detection of `auditpol.exe` execution with arguments to modify the audit policy security descriptor, indicative of defense evasion by adversaries aiming to limit audit logging.

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