Masquerading files

Malware writers often use windows system process names like svchost.exe to hide malicious activities. Query searches for execution of process svchost.exe, filtering out execution by well-known SIDs and from…

Description

Malware writers often use windows system process names like svchost.exe to hide malicious activities. Query searches for execution of process svchost.exe, filtering out execution by well-known SIDs and from legitimate path.

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Log source product: securityevents windowssecurityevents
Log source service: securityevent

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Masquerading files

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MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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