Threat Huntmediumtest
Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell
Detects the creation of a remote thread from a Powershell process to another process
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Nikita Nazarov, oscd.communityCreated Tue Oct 06Updated Fri Nov 10eeb2e3dc-c1f4-40dd-9bd5-149ee465ad50windows
Hunting Hypothesis
Log Source
WindowsRemote Thread Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryRemote Thread Creation← raw: create_remote_thread
Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
selection:
SourceImage|endswith:
- '\powershell.exe'
- '\pwsh.exe'
filter_main_compattelrunner:
SourceParentImage|endswith: ':\Windows\System32\CompatTelRunner.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*False Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
eeb2e3dc-c1f4-40dd-9bd5-149ee465ad50
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Threat Hunt
Created
Tue Oct 06
Modified
Fri Nov 10
Author
Path
rules-threat-hunting/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_powershell_generic.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.t1059.001detection.threat-hunting