PUA - Advanced Port Scanner Execution
Detects the use of Advanced Port Scanner.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate administrative use
- Tools with similar commandline (very rare)
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/3CORESec/MAL-CL/tree/master/Descriptors/Other/Advanced%20Port%20Scanner | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 54773c5f-f1cc-4703-9126-2f797d96a69d
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.discovery
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1