Analytics BIOC
Low
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Mshta.exe launched with suspicious arguments
Microsoft HTML application host process has been launched with suspicious arguments, which may indicate malicious intent.
- Module:
- Platform Analytics
- Data source:
- XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: System Binary Proxy Execution: Mshta (T1218.005)
Detector tags: LOLBIN Execution Analytics
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.
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Day