Windows Update Client Located at: C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe; C:\Windows\UUS\amd64\wuauclt.exe.
wuaucltwuaucltSandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s
security.execution.command Outputs
process.output Command execution output
process_spawn Produces
process.output| Resource | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU | low |
| Memory | 16 MB |
| Network | low |
| Disk I/O | low |
Loads and executes DLL code on attach. (Execute dll via attach/detach methods)
wuauclt.exe /UpdateDeploymentProvider {PATH_ABSOLUTE:.dll} /RunHandlerComServer| Type | Rule / Indicator |
|---|---|
| sigma | https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/683b63f8184b93c9564c4310d10c571cbe367e1e/rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_wuauclt_network_connection.yml |
| sigma | https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/683b63f8184b93c9564c4310d10c571cbe367e1e/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_wuauclt.yml |
| sigma | https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/683b63f8184b93c9564c4310d10c571cbe367e1e/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wuauclt_execution.yml |
| ioc | wuauclt run with a parameter of a DLL path |
| ioc | Suspicious wuauclt Internet/network connections |
wuauclt is a Windows LOLBin. Windows Update Client Located at: C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe; C:\Windows\UUS\amd64\wuauclt.exe.