Potential PsExec Remote Execution
Detects potential psexec command that initiate execution on a remote systems via common commandline flags used by the utility
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- PRE
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 |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec | 6 |
| www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/10/kegtap-and-singlemalt-with-a-ransomware-chaser.html | 6 |
| www.poweradmin.com/paexec/ | 5 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- ea011323-7045-460b-b2d7-0f7442ea6b38
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.resource-development
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1