
title: Suspicious Process Start Locations
author: juju4, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community
date: 2019/01/16
description: Detects suspicious process run from unusual locations
detection:
  SELECTION_1:
    EventID: 1
  SELECTION_2:
    Image:
    - '*:\RECYCLER\\*'
    - '*:\SystemVolumeInformation\\*'
  SELECTION_3:
    Image:
    - C:\Windows\Tasks\\*
    - C:\Windows\debug\\*
    - C:\Windows\fonts\\*
    - C:\Windows\help\\*
    - C:\Windows\drivers\\*
    - C:\Windows\addins\\*
    - C:\Windows\cursors\\*
    - C:\Windows\system32\tasks\\*
  condition: (SELECTION_1 and (SELECTION_2 or SELECTION_3))
falsepositives:
- False positives depend on scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored
  environment
id: 15b75071-74cc-47e0-b4c6-b43744a62a2b
level: medium
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
modified: 2020/11/28
references:
- https://car.mitre.org/wiki/CAR-2013-05-002
status: experimental
tags:
- attack.defense_evasion
- attack.t1036
- car.2013-05-002
ruletype: SIGMA
