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Suspicious Splwow64 Without Params

Detects suspicious Splwow64.exe process without any command line parameters

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  Image|endswith: \splwow64.exe
  CommandLine|endswith: splwow64.exe
condition: selection

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2021-08-23

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://twitter.com/sbousseaden/status/1429401053229891590?s=12

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1202

Raw Content

title: Suspicious Splwow64 Without Params
id: 1f1a8509-2cbb-44f5-8751-8e1571518ce2
status: test
description: Detects suspicious Splwow64.exe process without any command line parameters
references:
    - https://twitter.com/sbousseaden/status/1429401053229891590?s=12
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-08-23
modified: 2022-12-25
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1202
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\splwow64.exe'
        CommandLine|endswith: 'splwow64.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high