Reset.exe

Remote Desktop Services Reset Utility

Paths

• c:\windows\system32\reset.exe
• c:\windows\syswow64\reset.exe

Commands

Execute

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 case: Execute an arbitrary executable via trusted system executable.

Privileges: User

reset.exe session

Detection

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