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Uncommon Child Process Spawned By Odbcconf.EXE

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Summary
This detection rule identifies uncommon child processes spawned by the `odbcconf.exe` binary. The `odbcconf.exe` executable is typically used for managing ODBC data sources in Windows. As per the standard behavior, `odbcconf.exe` does not normally spawn child processes during its usual operation; thus, any child processes created by it can indicate potentially malicious activity or unexpected behavior. The rule operates by analyzing process creation events and specifically looking for any instances where `odbcconf.exe` is the parent process of any child process. Given its legitimate use cases, a child process arising from `odbcconf.exe` could suggest exploitation attempts, such as DLL sideloading or other types of attack vectors targeting the ODBC configuration processes. Care should be taken in analyzing alerts triggered by this detection, as there may be false positives due to legitimate exceptions where `odbcconf.exe` may inadvertently spawn child processes, such as in cases of crashing or unusual DLL registrations. Hence, further scrutiny is warranted to confirm whether the behavior is indeed malicious or benign.
Categories
  • Windows
Data Sources
  • Process
Created: 2023-05-22