endpoint(external, opens in a new tab or window)
windows(external, opens in a new tab or window)
system(external, opens in a new tab or window)
m365_defender(external, opens in a new tab or window)
sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:host.os.type:windows and event.category:process and event.type:start and process.parent.name:svchost.exe and process.name:(CMD.EXE or Cmd.exe or cmd.exe) and process.command_line:(* and not "\"cmd.exe\" /C sc control hptpsmarthealthservice 211") and not process.args:(".\inetsrv\iissetup.exe /keygen " or "C:\Program" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\NetworkAgent\klmover.exe" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sentry\SA\adluminupdater.exe" or "C:\Program Files\WinRAR" or "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe" or "hpdiags://BatteryStatusTest" or hptpsmarthealthservice or icacls or taskkill or w32tm or *.BAT* or *.CMD* or *.bat* or *.cmd*)
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Svchost spawning Cmd in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).