Discovered by security researchers in 2017, Process Doppelgänging is a fileless code injection technique that exploits the Windows Transactional NTFS (TxF) feature. It allows malware to run a malicious executable inside the context of a legitimate process without writing the payload to disk.
The attack steps:
Result: The payload runs, but no malicious file exists on disk — fooling many antivirus engines. Blood Root -v1.1.3.3- -stDoppel-
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is native to eastern North America. Its name derives from the reddish-orange sap that oozes when its rhizome (underground stem) is cut. The sap contains sanguinarine, an alkaloid with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties — but also cytotoxic effects. Result: The payload runs, but no malicious file
These limitations are scheduled to be addressed in the upcoming v1.2 branch. Result: The payload runs