Suspicious SYSTEM User Process Creation
Detects a suspicious process creation as SYSTEM user (suspicious program or command line parameter)
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Administrative activity
- Monitoring activity
- Scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment
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 |
|---|---|
| tools.thehacker.recipes/mimikatz/modules | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 2617e7ed-adb7-40ba-b0f3-8f9945fe6c09
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-accessattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1