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Malicious Termination of Browser Processes via Taskkill

The use of taskkill to forcibly terminate browser processes such as Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, often associated with credential-stealing malware like Braodo stealer, is detected, allowing it to unlock and steal sensitive browser data.

Chrome +5 Braodo Stealer credential-theft taskkill braodo-stealer windows
2r 1t
high threat

Excessive Taskkill Usage for Defense Evasion

Adversaries use excessive calls to `taskkill.exe` (more than 10 times within a minute) to disable security tools or critical processes, evading detection and compromising systems.

Windows Multiple threat actors (Azorult +5 taskkill defense-evasion
2r 1t
high advisory

Windows Taskkill Used for Defense Evasion

The analytic identifies the use of taskkill.exe to forcibly terminate processes, focusing on command-line executions that include specific taskkill parameters, which can indicate attempts to disable security tools or disrupt legitimate applications.

Splunk Enterprise +2 defense-evasion endpoint taskkill
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