Reflective Code Loading - T1620

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may reflectively load code into a process in order to conceal the execution of malicious payloads. Reflective loading involves allocating then executing payloads directly within the memory of the process, vice creating a thread or process backed by a file path on disk (e.g., Shared Modules).

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1620["Reflective Code Loading"] --> |modifies| ProcessSegment["Process Segment"]; class T1620 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class ProcessSegment ArtifactNode; click ProcessSegment href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ProcessSegment";
        click T1620 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1620/"; click ProcessSegment href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ProcessSegment";             ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention["Process Segment Execution Prevention"] -->
          | neutralizes | ProcessSegment["Process Segment"];

          ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention["Process Segment Execution Prevention"] -.->
            | may-harden | T1620["Reflective Code Loading"] ;
          class ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ProcessSegment ArtifactNode;
          click ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSegmentExecutionPrevention"; SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization["Segment Address Offset Randomization"] -->
          | obfuscates | ProcessSegment["Process Segment"];

          SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization["Segment Address Offset Randomization"] -.->
            | may-harden | T1620["Reflective Code Loading"] ;
          class SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ProcessSegment ArtifactNode;
          click SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization href "/technique/d3f:SegmentAddressOffsetRandomization";

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