Suspicious Microsoft OneNote Child Process
Detects suspicious child processes of the Microsoft OneNote application. This may indicate an attempt to execute malicious embedded objects from a .one file.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Identity ProviderLinuxmacOSOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
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
- File located in the AppData folder with trusted signature
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/elastic/protections-artifacts/commit/746086721fd385d9f5c6647cada1788db4aea95f#diff-e34e43eb5666427602ddf488b2bf3b545bd9aae81af3e6f6c7949f9652abdf18 | 11 |
| micahbabinski.medium.com/detecting-onenote-one-malware-delivery-407e9321ecf0 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- c27515df-97a9-4162-8a60-dc0eeb51b775
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.initial-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1