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T1218.011 Rundll32 — Attack Simulation

Adversaries may abuse rundll32.exe to proxy execution of malicious code. Using rundll32.exe, vice executing directly (i.e. Shared Modules), may avoid triggering security tools that may not monitor execution of the rundll32.exe process because of allowlists or false positives from normal operations. Rundll32.exe is commonly associated with executing DLL payloads (ex: rundll32.exe {DLLname, DLLfunction}). Rundll32.exe can also be used to execute…

Technique description

Adversaries may abuse rundll32.exe to proxy execution of malicious code. Using rundll32.exe, vice executing directly (i.e. Shared Modules), may avoid triggering security tools that may not monitor execution of the rundll32.exe process because of allowlists or false positives from normal operations. Rundll32.exe is commonly associated with executing DLL payloads (ex: rundll32.exe {DLLname, DLLfunction}). Rundll32.exe can also be used to execute…

At least one platform-compatible Atomic procedure is documented. Individual review, lab prerequisites, and validation remain required.

Official ATT&CK definition · Detection rules and anomaly models

Documented simulation candidates

Connected ecosystem references

Linked tags

enterprisecloud-hosted-endpointonpremWindowsstealthisolated_authorized_labprocedure_review_requiredtelemetry_configuration_required
can_simulatesubtechniquesource_mapped

Detection and collection

T1218.011 detection workspace

Attack tools

Threat actor context

These are explicit actor-to-technique associations in the existing Threat Matrix snapshot, not attribution of an event or proof that a detector identifies the actor. No tool-to-actor relationship is inferred.

Existing research

Threat Matrix: knowledge routes, evidence and actor context

Pinned research references. No browser attack runner, live simulation result or validated detector is asserted. Source mappings and validation limits are preserved. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.