.. /Manage-bde.wsf
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Script for managing BitLocker

Paths:

C:\Windows\System32\manage-bde.wsf

Resources:

Acknowledgements:

Jimmy (@bohops)
Daniel Bohannon (@danielbohannon)
John Lambert (@JohnLaTwC)

Detections:

Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/683b63f8184b93c9564c4310d10c571cbe367e1e/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_manage_bde.yml
IOC: Manage-bde.wsf should not be invoked by a standard user under normal situations

Execute

Set the comspec variable to another executable prior to calling manage-bde.wsf for execution.
```
set comspec=c:\windows\system32\calc.exe & cscript c:\windows\system32\manage-bde.wsf
```
Use case
Proxy execution from script

Privileges required
User

Operating systems
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11

ATT&CK® technique
T1216
Run the manage-bde.wsf script with a payload named manage-bde.exe in the same directory to run the payload file.
```
copy c:\users\person\evil.exe c:\users\public\manage-bde.exe & cd c:\users\public\ & cscript.exe c:\windows\system32\manage-bde.wsf
```
Use case
Proxy execution from script

Privileges required
User

Operating systems
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11

ATT&CK® technique
T1216