Analytics BIOC Medium

Unsigned process injecting into a Windows system binary with no command line

An attacker may be trying to avoid detection by injecting their malicious code into a legitimate Windows system binary.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Data source:
XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005) Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
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