LOLBAS executable injects into another process

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Product

Cortex XDR

Last date published

2024-12-03

Synopsis

Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Requires: XDR Agent
Detection Modules
Detector Tags	Injection Analytics
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Process Injection (T1055)
Severity	Informational

Description

A signed binary, which can be abused to run code, injected code to another process.

Attacker's Goals

Gain code execution on the host and evade security controls.

Investigative actions

Check whether the injecting process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Variations

LOLBAS executable injects into another process using process hollowing

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Process Injection (T1055)
Severity	Informational

Description

A signed binary, which can be abused to run code, injected code to another process.

Attacker's Goals

Gain code execution on the host and evade security controls.

Investigative actions

Check whether the injecting process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Scripting engine injects into another process

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Process Injection (T1055)
Severity	Informational

Description

A signed binary, which can be abused to run code, injected code to another process.

Attacker's Goals

Gain code execution on the host and evade security controls.

Investigative actions

Check whether the injecting process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

LOLBAS executable that's used to host DLLs injects into another process

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Process Injection (T1055)
Severity	Informational

Description

A signed binary, which can be abused to run code, injected code to another process.

Attacker's Goals

Gain code execution on the host and evade security controls.

Investigative actions

Check whether the injecting process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

LOLBAS executable that's used to host DLLs injects into another process

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Process Injection (T1055)
Severity	Informational

Description

A signed binary, which can be abused to run code, injected code to another process.

Attacker's Goals

Gain code execution on the host and evade security controls.

Investigative actions

Check whether the injecting process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Rare LOLBAS executable injects into another process

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Process Injection (T1055)
Severity	Medium

Description

A signed binary, which can be abused to run code, injected code to another process.

Attacker's Goals

Gain code execution on the host and evade security controls.

Investigative actions

Check whether the injecting process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.