Process Hollowing (T1093)

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Technique & Subtechniques

  • Process Hollowing

Associated Tactics

  • Defense Evasion

Defense Evasion (TA0005)

The adversary is trying to avoid being detected. Defense Evasion consists of techniques that adversaries use to avoid detection throughout their compromise. Techniques used for defense evasion include uninstalling/disabling security software or obfuscating/encrypting data and scripts. Adversaries also leverage and abuse trusted processes to hide and masquerade their malware. Other tactics’ techniques are cross-listed here when those techniques include the added benefit of subverting defenses.

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Procedure Examples

Description Source(s)
Leitch, J. (n.d.). Process Hollowing. Retrieved November 12, 2014. Leitch Hollowing
Hosseini, A. (2017, July 18). Ten Process Injection Techniques: A Technical Survey Of Common And Trending Process Injection Techniques. Retrieved December 7, 2017. Elastic Process Injection July 2017