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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0002 ✕ technique: T1218 ✕

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  • Suspicious SearchProtocolHost.exe parent process Medium

    SearchProtocolHost.exe has been launched from a process that is different from SearchIndexer.exeThis may indicate malicious activity (such as malware later being injected to it, or it being used for phantom DLL hijacking).

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    6 Hours
    ATT&CK tactics: Execution (TA0002) Defense Evasion (TA0005)
    ATT&CK techniques: User Execution (T1204) System Binary Proxy Execution (T1218)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: Gain code execution on the host and evade security controls.
    Investigative actions: Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.