Process Launched Without Image Name
Detect the use of processes with no name (".exe"), which can be used to evade Image-based detections.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Rare legitimate software.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| www.huntress.com/blog/fake-browser-updates-lead-to-boinc-volunteer-computing-software | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- f208d6d8-d83a-4c2c-960d-877c37da84e5
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1