Renamed BOINC Client Execution
Detects the execution of a renamed BOINC binary.
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
- 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 |
|---|---|
| boinc.berkeley.edu | Only this detection cites it |
| www.huntress.com/blog/fake-browser-updates-lead-to-boinc-volunteer-computing-software | 3 |
| www.virustotal.com/gui/file/91e405e8a527023fb8696624e70498ae83660fe6757cef4871ce9bcc659264d3/details | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 30d07da2-83ab-45d8-ae75-ec7c0edcaffc
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1