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Active Rule
Sysinternals PsSuspend Suspicious Execution
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Sysinternals PsSuspend Suspicious Execution
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
Translation controls
Adjust the rule on the left, then regenerate when you want a fresh backend-native query.
BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Sysinternals PsSuspend Suspicious Execution
id: 4beb6ae0-f85b-41e2-8f18-8668abc8af78
related:
- id: 48bbc537-b652-4b4e-bd1d-281172df448f # Basic Execution
type: similar
status: test
description: Detects suspicious execution of Sysinternals PsSuspend, where the utility is used to suspend critical processes such as AV or EDR to bypass defenses
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pssuspend
- https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1638069413717975046
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-03-23
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.t1562.001
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- OriginalFileName: 'pssuspend.exe'
- Image|endswith:
- '\pssuspend.exe'
- '\pssuspend64.exe'
selection_cli:
# Add more interesting/critical processes
CommandLine|contains: 'msmpeng.exe'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high
CLI command
Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.
sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_pssuspend_susp_execution.yml