Suspicious Powercfg Execution To Change Lock Screen Timeout
Detects suspicious execution of 'Powercfg.exe' to change lock screen timeout
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| blogs.vmware.com/security/2022/11/batloader-the-evasive-downloader-malware.html | 5 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/powercfg-command-line-options | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- f8d6a15e-4bc8-4c27-8e5d-2b10f0b73e5b
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1