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Suspicious Process Start Locations

Detects suspicious process run from unusual locations

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  - Image|contains:
      - :\RECYCLER\
      - :\SystemVolumeInformation\
  - Image|startswith:
      - C:\Windows\Tasks\
      - C:\Windows\debug\
      - C:\Windows\fonts\
      - C:\Windows\help\
      - C:\Windows\drivers\
      - C:\Windows\addins\
      - C:\Windows\cursors\
      - C:\Windows\system32\tasks\
condition: selection

Author

juju4, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community

Created

2019-01-16

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://car.mitre.org/wiki/CAR-2013-05-002

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1036car.2013-05-002

Raw Content

title: Suspicious Process Start Locations
id: 15b75071-74cc-47e0-b4c6-b43744a62a2b
status: test
description: Detects suspicious process run from unusual locations
references:
    - https://car.mitre.org/wiki/CAR-2013-05-002
author: juju4, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community
date: 2019-01-16
modified: 2022-01-07
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1036
    - car.2013-05-002
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Image|contains:
              - ':\RECYCLER\'
              - ':\SystemVolumeInformation\'
        - Image|startswith:
              - 'C:\Windows\Tasks\'
              - 'C:\Windows\debug\'
              - 'C:\Windows\fonts\'
              - 'C:\Windows\help\'
              - 'C:\Windows\drivers\'
              - 'C:\Windows\addins\'
              - 'C:\Windows\cursors\'
              - 'C:\Windows\system32\tasks\'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - False positives depend on scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment
level: medium