Process Execution From A Potentially Suspicious Folder
Detects a potentially suspicious execution from an uncommon folder.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiLinuxmacOSWindows
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/ThreatHuntingProject/ThreatHunting/blob/cb22598bb70651f88e0285abc8d835757d2cb596/hunts/suspicious_process_creation_via_windows_event_logs.md | Only this detection cites it |
| github.com/mbevilacqua/appcompatprocessor/blob/6c847937c5a836e2ce2fe2b915f213c345a3c389/AppCompatSearch.txt | Only this detection cites it |
| www.crowdstrike.com/resources/reports/2019-crowdstrike-global-threat-report/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.secureworks.com/research/bronze-butler-targets-japanese-businesses | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 3dfd06d2-eaf4-4532-9555-68aca59f57c4
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1