Binary used to launch controlpanel items in Windows
control.exe c:\windows\tasks\file.txt:evil.dll
Execute evil.dll which is stored in an Alternate Data Stream (ADS).
Can be used to evade defensive countermeasures or to hide as a persistence mechanism
C:\Windows\System32\control.exe, C:\Windows\SysWOW64\control.exe
Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/62d4fd26b05f4d81973e7c8e80d7c1a0c6a29d0e/rules-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-40444/proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2021_40444.yml, Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/62d4fd26b05f4d81973e7c8e80d7c1a0c6a29d0e/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rundll32_susp_control_dll_load.yml, Elastic: https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/414d32027632a49fb239abb8fbbb55d3fa8dd861/rules/windows/defense_evasion_network_connection_from_windows_binary.toml, Elastic: https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/0875c1e4c4370ab9fbf453c8160bb5abc8ad95e7/rules/windows/defense_evasion_execution_control_panel_suspicious_args.toml, Elastic: https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/61afb1c1c0c3f50637b1bb194f3e6fb09f476e50/rules/windows/defense_evasion_unusual_dir_ads.toml, IOC: Control.exe executing files from alternate data streams, IOC: Control.exe executing library file without cpl extension, IOC: Suspicious network connections from control.exe
Jimmy (@bohops)