title: Suspicious Process Start Locations
id: 15b75071-74cc-47e0-b4c6-b43744a62a2b
description: Detects suspicious process run from unusual locations
status: experimental
references:
    - https://car.mitre.org/wiki/CAR-2013-05-002
author: juju4, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community
date: 2019/01/16
modified: 2020/11/28
tags:
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - attack.t1036
    - car.2013-05-002
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Image|contains:
            - ':\RECYCLER\'
            - ':\SystemVolumeInformation\'
        - Image|startswith:
            - '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
falsepositives:
    - False positives depend on scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment
level: medium
