Potential Privilege Escalation Tool Execution - Potato Variants

Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)

Detects execution of files ending with 'potato.exe' which are commonly associated with Windows privilege escalation tools. Various "Potato" exploits (like RottenPotato, JuicyPotato, SweetPotato) are known privilege escalation techniques that exploit Windows vulnerabilities to elevate privileges. These tools are frequently used by attackers post-exploitation to gain higher privileges on compromised systems.

Internal Research

2025-04-03 00:00:00

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