PUA - AdvancedRun Suspicious Execution
Detects the execution of AdvancedRun utility in the context of the TrustedInstaller, SYSTEM, Local Service or Network Service accounts
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
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 |
|---|---|
| medium.com/s2wblog/analysis-of-destructive-malware-whispergate-targeting-ukraine-9d5d158f19f3 | 3from 2 sources |
| twitter.com/splinter_code/status/1483815103279603714 | 2 |
| www.elastic.co/security-labs/operation-bleeding-bear | 7from 2 sources |
| www.winhelponline.com/blog/run-program-as-system-localsystem-account-windows/ | 6 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- fa00b701-44c6-4679-994d-5a18afa8a707
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1