[metadata] creation_date = "2020/11/15" maturity = "production" updated_date = "2020/11/15" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ Identifies process execution with a single character process name. This is often done by adversaries while staging or executing temporary utilities. """ from = "now-9m" index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License" name = "Suspicious Execution - Short Program Name" risk_score = 47 rule_id = "17c7f6a5-5bc9-4e1f-92bf-13632d24384d" severity = "medium" tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Execution"] type = "eql" query = ''' process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and length(process.name) > 0 and length(process.name) == 5 and host.os.name == "Windows" and length(process.pe.original_file_name) > 5 '''