Suspicious Child Process of Notepad++ Update Components
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects Notepad++ update components (updater or installer) spawning scripting engines, which is not expected during legitimate update behavior and may indicate supply-chain compromise.
Severity
Critical
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
@Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
