New Process Created Via Taskmgr.EXE
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects the creation of a process via the Windows task manager. This might be an attempt to bypass UAC
Severity
Attention
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\taskmgr.exe" AND PROCESSNAME notendswith ":\Windows\System32\mmc.exe,:\Windows\System32\resmon.exe,:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
