Arbitrary Binary Execution Using GUP Utility
Detects execution of the Notepad++ updater (gup) to launch other commands or executables
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Other parent binaries using GUP not currently identified
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1535322445439180803 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- d65aee4d-2292-4cea-b832-83accd6cfa43
- 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