Windows Processes Suspicious Parent Directory
Detect suspicious parent processes of well-known Windows processes
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
- Some security products seem to spawn these
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 |
|---|---|
| web.archive.org/web/20180718061628/https://securitybytes.io/blue-team-fundamentals-part-two-windows-processes-759fe15965e2 | 2 |
| www.13cubed.com/downloads/windows_process_genealogy_v2.pdf | Only this detection cites it |
| www.carbonblack.com/2014/06/10/screenshot-demo-hunt-evil-faster-than-ever-with-carbon-black/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 96036718-71cc-4027-a538-d1587e0006a7
- 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