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Process Injection by the Microsoft Build Engineedit
An instance of MSBuild, the Microsoft Build Engine, created a thread in another process. This technique is sometimes used to evade detection or elevate privileges.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Windows
Version: 2 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.7.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.9.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Potential false positivesedit
The Build Engine is commonly used by Windows developers but use by non-engineers is unusual.
Rule queryedit
process.name:MSBuild.exe and event.action:"CreateRemoteThread detected (rule: CreateRemoteThread)"
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Process Injection
- ID: T1055
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/
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Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Process Injection
- ID: T1055
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 2 (7.9.0 release)
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- Formatting only