Sigma rule: Function Call From Undocumented COM Interface EditionUpgradeManager

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-449cc9ab9e63, updated 2023-11-30T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Function Call From Undocumented COM Interface EditionUpgradeManager
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
oscd.community, Dmitry Uchakin
Date
2020-10-07
Modified
2023-11-30
File
rules/windows/process_access/proc_access_win_uac_bypass_editionupgrademanagerobj.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects function calls from the EditionUpgradeManager COM interface. Which is an interface that is not used by standard executables.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_access

Detection

selection:
    CallTrace|contains: 'editionupgrademanagerobj.dll'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1548.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_access/proc_access_win_uac_bypass_editionupgrademanagerobj.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Function Call From Undocumented COM Interface EditionUpgradeManager" by oscd.community, Dmitry Uchakin (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_access/proc_access_win_uac_bypass_editionupgrademanagerobj.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Function Call From Undocumented COM Interface EditionUpgradeManager",
entity page, dataset version ref-449cc9ab9e63, updated 2023-11-30T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fb3722e4-1a06-46b6-b772-253e2e7db933 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fb3722e4-1a06-46b6-b772-253e2e7db933, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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