Synopsis
Activation Period |
14 Days |
Training Period |
30 Days |
Test Period |
N/A (single event) |
Deduplication Period |
1 Day |
Required Data |
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Detection Modules |
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Detector Tags |
Chromium Extensions Analytics |
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Informational |
Description
A browser extension was installed or loaded in an uncommon way.
Attacker's Goals
- Gain persistency on a machine and steal sensitive browsing data.
Investigative actions
- Investigate the extension files and the process that installed it.
- Check if this extension is currently present at the relevant extensions web store by looking up for its extension ID.
Variations
A browser was forced to load an extension using a special command line argumentA browser extension was installed or loaded in an uncommon way by a LOLBIN process
A browser extension was installed or loaded in an uncommon way by an uncommon process