Analytics BIOC Informational

Injection into rundll32.exe

A process injected into an instance of rundll32.exe.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Data source:
XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Process Injection (T1055)
Detector tags: Injection Analytics
Attacker's goals:

Attackers may inject code into processes to evade process-based defenses, as well as possibly elevate privileges.

Investigative actions:

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

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
1 Day
1 variation:
  • Injection into rundll32.exe which was executed by a scheduled task Low (parent: Informational)