Suspicious Process Parents
Detects suspicious parent processes that should not have any children or should only have a single possible child program
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 |
|---|---|
| svch0st.medium.com/stats-from-hunting-cobalt-strike-beacons-c17e56255f9b | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/x86matthew/status/1505476263464607744?s=12 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- cbec226f-63d9-4eca-9f52-dfb6652f24df
- 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