Chromium Browser Instance Executed With Custom Extension

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

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

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\brave.exe,\chrome.exe,\msedge.exe,\opera.exe,\vivaldi.exe" AND COMMANDLINE contains "--load-extension=" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Aedan Russell, frack113, X__Junior (Nextron Systems)