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Potential Fodhelper UAC Bypass (ASIM Version)

Description

'This detection looks for the steps required to conduct a UAC bypass using Fodhelper.exe. By default this detection looks for the setting of the required registry keys and the invoking of the process within 1 hour - this can be tweaked as required.'
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.5
Query frequency
2h
Query period
2h
Trigger
gt 0

Declared MITRE coverage

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

imRegistry
  | where EventType in ("RegistryValueSet", "RegistryKeyCreated")
  | where RegistryKey has "Software\\Classes\\ms-settings\\shell\\open\\command"
  | extend TimeKey = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
  | join (imProcess
  | where Process endswith "fodhelper.exe"
  | where ParentProcessName endswith "cmd.exe" or ParentProcessName endswith "powershell.exe" or ParentProcessName endswith "powershell_ise.exe"
  | extend TimeKey = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)) on TimeKey, Dvc

Declared entities

HostIPAccount

Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
ac9e233e-44d4-45eb-b522-6e47445f6582
Additional source files 1Detections/MultipleDataSources/PotentialFodhelperUACBypass(ASIMVersion).yamlsource ↗
GSTEP / CATALOG TRACKING

Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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