Renamed Mavinject.EXE Execution — Sigma Rule

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Author: frack113, Florian Roth. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2022-12-05 / 2023-02-03.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: dcf1fb7702e0eec3a0c57090cd45c8c0747f5ce17b5c0be313efdc6948b8a332

Detection logic

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title: Renamed Mavinject.EXE Execution
id: e6474a1b-5390-49cd-ab41-8d88655f7394
status: test
description: Detects the execution of a renamed version of the "Mavinject" process. Which can be abused to perform process injection using 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: 2022-12-05
modified: 2023-02-03
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1055.001
    - attack.t1218.013
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        OriginalFileName:
            - 'mavinject32.exe'
            - 'mavinject64.exe'
    filter:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\mavinject32.exe'
            - '\mavinject64.exe'
    condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

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False positives

• Unlikely

Source 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
• https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/3742
• https://github.com/keyboardcrunch/SentinelOne-ATTACK-Queries/blob/6a228d23eefe963ca81f2d52f94b815f61ef5ee0/Tactics/DefenseEvasion.md#t1055-process-injection