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Mavinject Inject DLL Into Running Process
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Mavinject Inject DLL Into Running Process
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Mavinject Inject DLL Into Running Process
id: 4f73421b-5a0b-4bbf-a892-5a7fb99bea66
related:
- id: 17eb8e57-9983-420d-ad8a-2c4976c22eb8
type: obsolete
status: test
description: Detects process injection using the signed Windows tool "Mavinject" via the "INJECTRUNNING" flag
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1218/T1218.md
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1056.004/T1056.004.md
- https://posts.specterops.io/mavinject-exe-functionality-deconstructed-c29ab2cf5c0e
- https://twitter.com/gN3mes1s/status/941315826107510784
- https://reaqta.com/2017/12/mavinject-microsoft-injector/
- https://twitter.com/Hexacorn/status/776122138063409152 # Deleted tweet
- https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/3742
- https://github.com/keyboardcrunch/SentinelOne-ATTACK-Queries/blob/6a228d23eefe963ca81f2d52f94b815f61ef5ee0/Tactics/DefenseEvasion.md#t1055-process-injection
author: frack113, Florian Roth
date: 2021-07-12
modified: 2022-12-05
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1055.001
- attack.t1218.013
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
CommandLine|contains: ' /INJECTRUNNING '
filter:
ParentImage: 'C:\Windows\System32\AppVClient.exe' # This parent is the expected process to launch "mavinject"
condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_mavinject_process_injection.yml