Bypass UAC via Fodhelper.exe

Title: Bypass UAC via Fodhelper.exe
Status: test
Description:Identifies use of Fodhelper.exe to bypass User Account Control. Adversaries use this technique to execute privileged processes.
References:
  -https://eqllib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/analytics/e491ce22-792f-11e9-8f5c-d46d6d62a49e.html
  -https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1548.002/T1548.002.md
Author: E.M. Anhaus (originally from Atomic Blue Detections, Tony Lambert), oscd.community
Date: 2019-10-24
modified:2021-11-27
Tags:

• -'attack.privilege-escalation'
• -'attack.t1548.002'

Logsource:

• category: process_creation
• product: windows

Detection:
  selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\fodhelper.exe'
  condition:selection
Falsepositives:
  -Legitimate use of fodhelper.exe utility by legitimate user
Level: high