Suspicious Mshta.EXE Execution Patterns
Detects suspicious mshta process execution patterns
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
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
- 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 |
|---|---|
| app.any.run/tasks/34221348-072d-4b70-93f3-aa71f6ebecad/ | 4 |
| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Application | Only this detection cites it |
| www.echotrail.io/insights/search/mshta.exe | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- e32f92d1-523e-49c3-9374-bdb13b46a3ba
- 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