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    Suspicious Process Spawning from Notepad++ Updater

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Daniel Miller@dxmiller
    •updated Feb 2, 2026•20•1•117

    This rule looks for the GUP.exe process (the legitimate updater) spawning unexpected child processes like cmd.exe or the known malicious AutoUpdater.exe.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1195.002 - Compromise Software Supply ChainT1574 - Hijack Execution FlowT1059.003 - Windows Command ShellT1041 - Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1082 - System Information DiscoveryFile EventWindowsWindows Eventlog ApplicationCVE-2025-49144CVE-2025-56383kql

    Found in

    • UAC-0099 Weaponizes Notepad++ Plugins for Malware SideloadingLast updated Jul 25, 2026
    • Active STX RAT Supply Chain Campaign by Leda ElacoateLast updated Jun 8, 2026

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