Potential Process Hollowing Activity
Detects when a memory process image does not match the disk image, indicative of process hollowing.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_tampering
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 |
|---|---|
| twitter.com/SecurePeacock/status/1486054048390332423?s=20 | Only this detection cites it |
| www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-sysmon-now-detects-malware-process-tampering-attempts/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- c4b890e5-8d8c-4496-8c66-c805753817cd
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1