Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
21 detectors match the current filters. technique: T1218 ✕
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| Analytics BIOC | Conhost.exe spawned a suspicious cmd process Attackers may abuse the conhost process to execute malicious files and evade detection. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Execution of dllhost.exe with an empty command line The process dllhost.exe was executed with an empty command line. This behavior is suspicious, and may be caused by a malicious actor using 'Image File Execution Options' in the registry to evade detection. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Globally uncommon image load from a signed process A signed process loaded a DLL that, on a global level, it usually doesn't load. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Globally uncommon injection from a signed process A signed process injected into another process that it does not normally target at a global level. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Globally uncommon IP address connection from a signed process A signed process connected to an external IP address that, on a global level, it usually doesn't connect to. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion, Command and Control |
| Analytics BIOC | Globally uncommon root domain from a signed process A signed process connected to an external domain that, on a global level, it usually doesn't connect to. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion, Command and Control |
| Analytics BIOC | Globally uncommon root-domain port combination from a signed process A signed process connected to an external domain on a specific port that, on a global level, it usually doesn't connect to. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion, Command and Control |
| Analytics BIOC | Mshta.exe launched with suspicious arguments Microsoft HTML application host process has been launched with suspicious arguments, which may indicate malicious intent. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Mshta.exe spawns from a browser process Mshta is the Microsoft HTML Application Host. It executes HTML applications on Windows. Detected when a browser process has spawned mshta, which can be a potential attack vector. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | MSI accessed a web page running a server-side script The Microsoft installer command line included a URL to a web page running a server-side script, which is suspicious. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Msiexec execution of an executable from an uncommon remote location Msiexec is the command-line utility for the Windows Installer. Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads from remote locations. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Possible code downloading from a remote host by Regsvr32 Regsvr32 may be used to fetch arbitrary code from a remote host and execute it without dropping the payload onto the disk. Known to be used for malicious purposes. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Registration of Uncommon .NET Services and/or Assemblies Regasm.exe and regsvcs.exe are used to register .NET COM assemblies, which are typically located in specific paths, attackers might leverage that to execute code within a Microsoft signed binary. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Rundll32.exe executes a rare unsigned module Rundll32.exe executes a rare unsigned module, which can indicate an attacker's malicious execution. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Rundll32.exe running with no command-line arguments Rundll32.exe is meant to run with parameters, so the absence of them is extremely suspicious; this behavior is used in the default configuration of Cobalt Strike. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Rundll32.exe spawns conhost.exe This unusual parent-child process relationship may indicate that an attacker has abused rundll32.exe to run a console-based application such as PowerShell. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious certutil command line An attacker may use certutil to download malware. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Command and Control, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious SearchProtocolHost.exe parent process SearchProtocolHost.exe has been launched from a process that is different from SearchIndexer.exe This may indicate malicious activity (such as malware later being injected to it, or it being used for phantom DLL hijacking). | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon execution of ODBCConf Attackers may abuse the Odbcconf.exe Windows utility to proxy the execution of malicious DLL files. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon msiexec execution of an arbitrary file from a remote location Msiexec is the command-line utility for the Windows Installer. Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads from remote locations. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual Lolbins Process Spawned by InstallUtil.exe An unusual process was spawned by InstallUtil.exe, possibly indicating malicious local or remote code execution. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |