Reset.exe

Once executed, `reset.exe` will execute `rwinsta.exe` in the same folder. Thus, if `reset.exe` is copied to a folder and an arbitrary executable is renamed to `rwinsta.exe`, `reset.exe` will spawn it.

Use Execute an arbitrary executable via trusted system executable.

reset.exe session

Context

user

Native

Execute

MITRE

T1218

Detection

IOC: reset.exe being executed and executes rwinsta.exe outside of its normal path of c:\windows\system32\ or c:\windows\syswow64\

Refs

lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Reset/