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CyberArkEPM - Uncommon Windows process started from System folder
Description
'Detects when uncommon windows proccess is started from System folder.'
- Rule type
- Scheduled
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Query frequency
- 1h
- Query period
- 14d
- Trigger
- gt 0
Declared MITRE coverage
Declared sources
Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.
Connectors
Data types
KQL query
Original query, unchanged.
let lb_period = 14d;
let q_time = 1h;
let sys_proc = CyberArkEPM
| where TimeGenerated between (ago(lb_period) .. ago(q_time))
| where EventSubType != 'AttackAttempt'
| where ActingProcessName has @'\'
| where ActingProcessName has_any ('System32', 'SysWOW64')
| summarize makeset(ActingProcessFileInternalName);
CyberArkEPM
| where TimeGenerated > ago(q_time)
| where EventSubType != 'AttackAttempt'
| where ActingProcessName has @'\'
| where ActingProcessName has_any ('System32', 'SysWOW64')
| where ActingProcessFileInternalName !in (sys_proc)
| extend AccountCustomEntity = ActorUsername
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Related content
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Source provenance
GitHubDisplayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.
- Commit
9800e51↗- Source identifier
16b940d2-aaf8-4eaa-a5e1-05df5f5c3d43
GSTEP / CATALOG TRACKING
Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC