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Process Argument Spoofing

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Adversaries may attempt to hide process command-line arguments by overwriting process memory. Process command-line arguments are stored in the process environment block (PEB), a data structure used by Windows to store various information about/used by a process. The PEB includes the process command-line arguments that are referenced when executing the process.

MITRE ATT&CK 19.2, retrieved 2026-09-12

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Detection Strategy for Process Argument Spoofing on Windows

  • Inconsistencies between process command-line arguments logged at creation time and subsequent process behavior. Defender perspective: monitoring for processes launched in a suspended state, followed by memory modifications (e.g., WriteProcessMemory targeting the PEB) that overwrite arguments before execution resumes.

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