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    Headless Browser Spawned by msiexec with CDP Remote Debugging Enabled

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Luís Marques@remotecodeexecution
    •updated today•0•0•0

    Detects msiexec.exe launching Chrome or Edge in headless mode with a remote debugging port and a custom user-data directory, matching the browser-hijacking stage used by msaRAT.

    Sigma

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    T1102.002 - Bidirectional CommunicationT1071.001 - Web ProtocolsT1102.003 - One-Way CommunicationT1218.007 - MsiexecTA0011 - Command and ControlTA0005 - StealthProcess CreationWindowsWindows SysmonWindows Eventlog Securityattack.t1102.002attack.t1071.001attack.t1102.003attack.t1218.007

    Found in

    • Chaos Ransomware Group Deploys msaRAT via Headless BrowsersLast updated Jul 23, 2026

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