Regsvr32 Rundll32 with Anomalous Parent Process
This query searches for rundll32.exe or regsvr32.exe being spawned by abnormal processes such as wscript.exe, powershell.exe, cmd.exe, pwsh.exe, cscript.exe.
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
- microsoftthreatprotection
- Log source service
- devicenetworkeventsdeviceprocessevents
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
No references are available for this detection.
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 54ea2379-28e7-48e1-8dfd-aaf8fb1331ba
- Tagged by the source as
- DefenseEvasion
Licence
- Published under
- MIT LicenseRead the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- MITRead the origin licence
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Version
- 1