XBAP Execution From Uncommon Locations Via PresentationHost.EXE
Detects the execution of ".xbap" (Browser Applications) files via PresentationHost.EXE from an uncommon location. These files can be abused to run malicious ".xbap" files any bypass AWL
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
- Legitimate ".xbap" being executed via "PresentationHost"
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 |
|---|---|
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Presentationhost/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- d22e2925-cfd8-463f-96f6-89cec9d9bc5f
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1