HackTool - PPID Spoofing SelectMyParent Tool Execution
Detects the use of parent process ID spoofing tools like Didier Stevens tool SelectMyParent
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
- Unlikely
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 |
|---|---|
| pentestlab.blog/2020/02/24/parent-pid-spoofing/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.ired.team/offensive-security/defense-evasion/parent-process-id-ppid-spoofing | Only this detection cites it |
| www.picussecurity.com/resource/blog/how-to-detect-parent-pid-ppid-spoofing-attacks | Only this detection cites it |
| www.virustotal.com/gui/search/filename%253A*spoof*%2520filename%253A*ppid*/files | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 52ff7941-8211-46f9-84f8-9903efb7077d
- 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
- Sep 4, 2026
- Version
- 2