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Detecting and Mitigating MMC Proxy Execution (T1218.014)
Microsoft Management Console can open custom .msc files and activate COM objects. MITRE T1218.014 detection and mitigation for defenders.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Detecting and Mitigating Mavinject Abuse (T1218.013)
Mavinject.exe is the App-V injector, and it can inject DLLs into running processes. MITRE T1218.013 and what defenders should do about it.
Oct 18, 20262 min read
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Detecting and Mitigating Verclsid Abuse (T1218.012)
Verclsid.exe verifies shell extensions, and it can be pointed at COM objects. MITRE T1218.012 detection and mitigation in plain steps.
Oct 18, 20262 min read
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Detecting and Mitigating Rundll32 Abuse (T1218.011)
Rundll32 runs DLL functions, CPL files and even scripts. MITRE T1218.011 explained, with detection signals, tuning advice and mitigations.
Oct 18, 20265 min read
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Detecting and Mitigating Regsvr32 Abuse (T1218.010)
Regsvr32 can fetch and run COM scriptlets from a URL without registering anything. MITRE T1218.010 and the Squiblydoo variant for defenders.
Oct 18, 20265 min read
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Detecting and Mitigating Regsvcs and Regasm Abuse (T1218.009)
Regsvcs and Regasm register .NET COM assemblies and can run code even when they fail. MITRE T1218.009 explained for defenders.
Oct 18, 20262 min read
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Detecting and Mitigating Odbcconf Abuse (T1218.008)
Odbcconf.exe configures ODBC drivers, and its REGSVR flag can load DLLs. MITRE T1218.008 explains the abuse, the detection chain and the fixes.
Oct 18, 20262 min read
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Detecting and Mitigating Msiexec Abuse (T1218.007)
Msiexec.exe can launch local or remote MSI files and DLLs, and AlwaysInstallElevated raises it to SYSTEM. MITRE T1218.007 for defenders.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Detecting and Mitigating Mshta Abuse (T1218.005)
Mshta.exe runs HTML Applications outside the browser, which helps attackers sidestep controls. MITRE T1218.005 detection and mitigation guide.
Oct 18, 20265 min read
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