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Chromium Browser Instance Executed With Custom Extension

Detects a Chromium based browser process with the 'load-extension' flag to start a instance with a custom extension

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
LinuxmacOSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
windows
Log source category
process_creation

Known benign triggers

  • Usage of Chrome Extensions in testing tools such as BurpSuite will trigger this alert

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