Suspicious HWP Sub Processes
Detects suspicious Hangul Word Processor (Hanword) sub processes that could indicate an exploitation
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
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.alyac.co.kr/1901 | Only this detection cites it |
| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul_(word_processor) | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/cyberwar_15/status/1187287262054076416 | Only this detection cites it |
| www.hybrid-analysis.com/search?query=context:74940dcc5b38f9f9b1a0fea760d344735d7d91b610e6d5bd34533dd0153402c5&from_sample=5db135000388385a7644131f&block_redirect=1 | Only this detection cites it |
| www.securitynewspaper.com/2016/11/23/technical-teardown-exploit-malware-hwp-files/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 023394c4-29d5-46ab-92b8-6a534c6f447b
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.g0032attack.initial-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1