Potential Meterpreter/CobaltStrike Activity
Detects the use of getsystem Meterpreter/Cobalt Strike command by detecting a specific service starting
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Commandlines containing components like cmd accidentally
- Jobs and services started with cmd
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| blog.cobaltstrike.com/2014/04/02/what-happens-when-i-type-getsystem/ | 3 |
| speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-privilege-escalation-in-windows-environment | 7 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 15619216-e993-4721-b590-4c520615a67d
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1