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Setres.exe

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Configures display settings

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01COMMAND EXAMPLES
01ATT&CK TECHNIQUES
01DETECTION RESOURCES
01CAPABILITIES
01 / TRADECRAFT

Command reference

1 examples

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EXAMPLE 01T1218

Sets the resolution and then launches 'choice' command from the working directory.

COMMAND
setres.exe -w 800 -h 600
USE CASE
Executes arbitrary code
PRIVILEGES
User
OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Execute · EXE
02 / ON DISK

Known paths

c:\windows\system32\setres.exe
03 / DEFENSIVE INTELLIGENCE

Detection & indicators

1 resources

Indicators & detection notes

  • IOC

    Unusual location for choice.exe file

  • IOC

    Process created from choice.com binary

  • IOC

    Existence of choice.cmd file

FURTHER READING

Research & resources

COMMUNITY RESEARCH

Acknowledgements

Grzegorz Tworek@0gtweet