Software Discovery

Software Discovery (T1518)

What tools are installed? Is there EDR?

1. Security Software Discovery (T1518.001)

Looking for Sysmon, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne.

  • Process List: tasklist | findstr /i "cb.exe csagent.exe"
  • Services: sc query | findstr "defense"
  • Drivers: driverquery

2. General Software

  • Registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall (List of installed programs).
  • PowerShell: Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product (Warning: This triggers an MSI reconfiguration event, very loud).
  • Goal: Find vulnerable software (Old Java, Old Firefox) to escalate or persist.