Suspicious Application Installed
Detects suspicious application installed by looking at the added shortcut to the app resolver cache
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- shell_core
Known benign triggers
- Packages or applications being legitimately used by users or administrators
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| nasbench.medium.com/finding-forensic-goodness-in-obscure-windows-event-logs-60e978ea45a3 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 83c161b6-ca67-4f33-8ad0-644a0737cf07
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1