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Suspicious .NET process loads an MSBuild DLL

A suspicious process in the Microsoft .NET directory loaded the Microsoft Build Framework DLL. This may occur if an attacker masquerades a process like MSBuild (PowerLessShell).

Module:
Platform Analytics
Data source:
XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Trusted Developer Utilities Proxy Execution: MSBuild (T1127.001)
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