title: Wsreset UAC Bypass
id: bdc8918e-a1d5-49d1-9db7-ea0fd91aa2ae
status: experimental
description: Detects a method that uses Wsreset.exe tool that can be used to reset the Windows Store to bypass UAC
references:
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wsreset/
    - https://www.activecyber.us/activelabs/windows-uac-bypass
    - https://twitter.com/ReaQta/status/1222548288731217921
author: Florian Roth
date: 2020/01/30
modified: 2020/08/29
tags:
    - attack.privilege_escalation
    - attack.defense_evasion 
    - attack.t1548.002
    - attack.t1088      # an old one
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith:
            - '\WSreset.exe'
    condition: selection
fields:
    - CommandLine
falsepositives:
    - Unknown sub processes of Wsreset.exe
level: high
