Globally uncommon injection from a signed process

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XSIAM
Last date published
2026-03-10
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
Index by
Alert name

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, Global Anomaly Analytics

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

Description

A signed process injected into another process that it does not normally target at a global level.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may use various methods to execute code in the context of a signed process to avoid detection.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the actor process loaded a suspicious DLL before the alert.
  • Check if the actor process was injected before the alert.
  • Check if the process execution and connections are legitimate.

Variations

Globally uncommon suspicious injection from a signed process

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Medium

Description

A non-injected thread in a signed process with a suspicious injection type injected into another process that it does not normally target at a global level.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may use various methods to execute code in the context of a signed process to avoid detection.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the actor process loaded a suspicious DLL before the alert.
  • Check if the actor process was injected before the alert.
  • Check if the process execution and connections are legitimate.


Globally uncommon injection from a signed process

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

A signed process injected into another process that it does not normally target at a global level.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may use various methods to execute code in the context of a signed process to avoid detection.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the actor process loaded a suspicious DLL before the alert.
  • Check if the actor process was injected before the alert.
  • Check if the process execution and connections are legitimate.