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 |
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ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Medium |
Description
This unusual parent-child process relationship may indicate that an attacker has abused rundll32.exe to run a console-based application such as PowerShell.
Attacker's Goals
Evading detections by running code from a signed Microsoft executable.
Investigative actions
Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.