Executable Launched from Suspicious Path

Ankit Mehta@Secvyn

•updated Jun 17, 2026•0•0•0

This rule detects the execution of common command-line interpreters (powershell.exe, cmd.exe, cscript.exe) or generic executables from suspicious user-writable directories such as 'Temp', 'AppData', 'Downloads', or 'Public'. It specifically excludes 'msbuild.exe' and 'dotnet.exe' to reduce false positives. A high count (3 or more) of such events within an hour for a given computer and user is flagged as an anomaly, indicating potential malicious activity like malware execution or persistence.