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Suspicious Execution From Outlook Temporary Folder

Detects a suspicious program execution in Outlook temp folder

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Tue Oct 01Updated Sun Oct 09a018fdc3-46a3-44e5-9afb-2cd4af1d4b39windows

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:
        Image|contains: '\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

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MITRE ATT&CK

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Rule Metadata

Rule ID

a018fdc3-46a3-44e5-9afb-2cd4af1d4b39

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Tue Oct 01

Modified

Sun Oct 09

Author

Path

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_office_outlook_execution_from_temp.yml

Raw Tags

attack.initial-accessattack.t1566.001