Procedure examples

The Bumblebee loader can support the `Dij` command which gives it the ability to inject DLLs into the memory of other processes.

Stuxnet injects an entire DLL into an existing, newly created, or preselected trusted process.

Get2 has the ability to inject DLLs into processes.

Emissary injects its DLL file into a newly spawned Internet Explorer process.

PS1 can inject its payload DLL Into memory.

Havoc has DLL spawn and injection modules.

Matryoshka uses reflective DLL injection to inject the malicious library and execute the RAT.

TONESHELL has used DLL injection to execute payloads received from the C2 server.

Aria-body has the ability to inject itself into another process such as rundll32.exe and dllhost.exe.

Emotet has been observed injecting in to Explorer.exe and other processes.

BADHATCH has the ability to execute a malicious DLL by injecting into `explorer.exe` on a compromised machine.

SombRAT can execute loadfromfile, loadfromstorage, and loadfrommem to inject a DLL from disk, storage, or memory respectively.

Conti has loaded an encrypted DLL into memory and then executes it.

If running in a Windows environment, Kazuar saves a DLL to disk that is injected into the explorer.exe process to execute the payload. Kazuar can also be configured to inject and execute within specific processes.

BlackEnergy injects its DLL component into svchost.exe.

DarkTortilla can use a .NET-based DLL named `RunPe6` for process injection.

Dyre injects into other processes to load modules.

Remsec can perform DLL injection.

Sykipot injects itself into running instances of outlook.exe, iexplore.exe, or firefox.exe.

Mongall can inject a DLL into `rundll32.exe` for execution.

The Netwalker DLL has been injected reflectively into the memory of a legitimate running process.

Elise injects DLL files into iexplore.exe.

Saint Bot has injected its DLL component into `EhStorAurhn.exe`.

Sagerunex is designed to be dynamic link library (DLL) injected into an infected endpoint and executed directly in memory.

Uroburos can use DLL injection to load embedded files and modules.

Metamorfo has injected a malicious DLL into the Windows Media Player process (wmplayer.exe).

PipeMon can inject its modules into various processes using reflective DLL loading.

After decrypting itself in memory, RARSTONE downloads a DLL file from its C2 server and loads it in the memory space of a hidden Internet Explorer process. This “downloaded” file is actually not dropped onto the system.

MegaCortex loads injecthelper.dll into a newly created rundll32.exe process.

SDBbot has the ability to inject a downloaded DLL into a newly created rundll32.exe process.

Derusbi injects itself into the secure shell (SSH) process.

RATANKBA performs a reflective DLL injection using a given pid.

FinFisher injects itself into various processes depending on whether it is low integrity or high integrity.

Cobalt Strike has the ability to load DLLs via reflective injection.

Taidoor can perform DLL loading.

PoisonIvy can inject a malicious DLL into a process.

TajMahal has the ability to inject DLLs for malicious plugins into running processes.

Carbon has a command to inject code into a process.

Ramsay can use ImprovedReflectiveDLLInjection to deploy components.

Carberp's bootkit can inject a malicious DLL into the address space of running processes.

The FunnyDream FilepakMonitor component can inject into the Bka.exe process using the `VirtualAllocEx`, `WriteProcessMemory` and `CreateRemoteThread` APIs to load the DLL component.

ZxShell is injected into a shared SVCHOST process.

Maze has injected the malware DLL into a target process.

ComRAT has injected its orchestrator DLL into explorer.exe. ComRAT has also injected its communications module into the victim's default browser to make C2 connections appear less suspicious as all network connections will be initiated by the browser process.

Heyoka Backdoor can inject a DLL into rundll32.exe for execution.

Qilin can inject pwndll.dll, a patched DLL from the legitimate DLL WICloader.dll, into svchost.exe for continuous execution.

Socksbot creates a suspended svchost process and injects its DLL into it.

HIDEDRV injects a DLL for Downdelph into the explorer.exe process.

ShadowPad has injected a DLL into svchost.exe.

Gelsemium has the ability to inject DLLs into specific processes.