Attacker uses VirtualAllocEx + WriteProcessMemory + CreateRemoteThread.
Sensor hooked API calls trigger.
EDR flags the action and blocks the thread before payload executes.
Payload runs via rundll32 calling a custom script.
Execution appears legitimate at runtime.
Cloud analytics detect unusual command-line behavior 5 minutes later.
Alert is triggered, but execution already occurred.
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