Windows

Conhost.exeConhost.exe

Platform
Windows
Abuse functions
2
Mapped techniques
1

Description

Conhost.exe is a Windows living-off-the-land binary catalogued by the LOLBAS Project. Documented abuse functions: Execute. Mapped ATT&CK techniques (per LOLBAS / GTFOBins → MITRE crosswalk): T1218. Defenders should monitor execution of Conhost.exe under non-administrative or sudo contexts and alert when its arguments match the abuse-function signatures.

Abuse functions· 2

ExecuteT1202

Use conhost.exe as a proxy binary to evade defensive counter-measures

ExecuteT1202

Specify --headless parameter to hide child process window (if applicable)

MITRE ATT&CK techniques· 1

T1202

Uses1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
TechniqueIndirect Command Executiont1202100%live

Abuses1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
TechniqueSystem Binary Proxy Executiont121885%live

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Sourced from LOLBAS Project. Curated by Adam Lundqvist, SQUR.