Malicious Spoolsv Process Masquerading From Non-System Path (via process_creation)

ATT&CK techniques

Defense Evasion

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
- T1036.005Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects the Windows print spooler binary name spoolsv.exe executing from a directory outside System32 which the CoralRaider RotBot component uses to masquerade as a trusted system service. Running a well-known system image name from a wrong location is a strong masquerading signal used to evade defender and analyst attention.

Reporting behind it

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