Techniques › T1218.002 › AN0558
AN0558 Analytic 0558
Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Execution of control.exe or rundll32.exe with parameters pointing to CPL files, especially from non-standard directories or newly created files, followed by suspicious child process execution or registry modifications registering new Control Panel items.</p>
- Detects
- T1218.002 Control Panel
- Part of
- DET0194 Detection of Malicious Control Panel Item Execution via control.exe or Rundll32
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=1 | DC0032 Process Creation |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=11 | DC0039 File Creation |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=7 | DC0016 Module Load |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=12 | DC0056 Windows Registry Key Creation |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
CPLPathRegex | Regex to match CPL file paths; tune to exclude legitimate CPLs in System32 |
ParentProcessName | Helps filter known parent processes that legitimately use control.exe |
NewFileTimeWindow | Time delta between CPL file creation and execution to detect rapid execution of newly dropped files |
RegistryKeyAllowlist | Whitelist of known good CPL registry entries |