Sigma rule: Script Event Consumer Spawning Process

Rule

Title

Script Event Consumer Spawning Process

Status

test

Level

high

Author

Sittikorn S

Date

2021-06-21

Modified

2022-07-14

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_scrcons_susp_child_process.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a suspicious child process of Script Event Consumer (scrcons.exe).

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\scrcons.exe'
    Image|endswith:
        - '\svchost.exe'
        - '\dllhost.exe'
        - '\powershell.exe'
        - '\pwsh.exe'
        - '\wscript.exe'
        - '\cscript.exe'
        - '\schtasks.exe'
        - '\regsvr32.exe'
        - '\mshta.exe'
        - '\rundll32.exe'
        - '\msiexec.exe'
        - '\msbuild.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.execution
• attack.t1047

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1047

References

• https://redcanary.com/blog/child-processes/
• https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cortex-xdr/cortex-xdr-analytics-alert-reference/cortex-xdr-analytics-alert-reference/scrcons-exe-rare-child-process.html

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_scrcons_susp_child_process.yml