Unusual Process Spawned by a Host
A machine learning job has detected a suspicious Windows process. This process has been classified as suspicious in two ways. It was predicted to be suspicious by the ProblemChild supervised ML model, and it was…
Description
A machine learning job has detected a suspicious Windows process. This process has been classified as suspicious in two ways. It was predicted to be suspicious by the ProblemChild supervised ML model, and it was found to be an unusual process, on a host that does not commonly manifest malicious activity. Such a process may be an instance of suspicious or malicious activity, possibly involving LOLbins, that may be resistant to detection using conventional search rules.
Detection logic
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MITRE ATT&CK mappings
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References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| docs.elastic.co/en/integrations/problemchild | 8 |
| www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/prebuilt-ml-jobs.html | 103 |
| www.elastic.co/security-labs/detecting-living-off-the-land-attacks-with-new-elastic-integration | 10 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 56004189-4e69-4a39-b4a9-195329d226e9
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Elastic EndgameDomain: EndpointOS: WindowsPlatform: WindowsResources: Investigation GuideRule Type: Machine LearningRule Type: MLTactic: Defense EvasionUse Case: Living off the Land Attack Detection
Licence
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- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
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Authorship
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- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Version
- 2