Detectioninformationaltest

Suspicious High IntegrityLevel Conhost Legacy Option

ForceV1 asks for information directly from the kernel space. Conhost connects to the console application. High IntegrityLevel means the process is running with elevated privileges, such as an Administrator context.

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François HubautCreated Fri Dec 09Updated Sun Dec 013037d961-21e9-4732-b27a-637bcc7bf539windows

Log Source

WindowsProcess Creation

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        IntegrityLevel:
            - 'High'
            - 'S-1-16-12288'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'conhost.exe'
            - '0xffffffff'
            - '-ForceV1'
    condition: selection