Analytics BIOC Informational

Uncommon browser extension loaded

An uncommon browser extension was loaded by a Chromium-based browser.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Data source:
XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)
ATT&CK techniques: Software Extensions: Browser Extensions (T1176.001)
Detector tags: Chromium Extensions Analytics
Attacker's goals:

Gain persistency on a machine and steal sensitive browsing data.

Investigative actions:

Investigate the extension and how it was loaded. Check if this extension is currently present at the relevant extensions web store by looking up for its extension ID.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
1 Day