title: Potential PsExec Remote Execution
id: ea011323-7045-460b-b2d7-0f7442ea6b38
status: test
description: Detects potential psexec command that initiate execution on a remote systems via common commandline flags used by the utility
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec
- https://www.poweradmin.com/paexec/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/10/kegtap-and-singlemalt-with-a-ransomware-chaser.html
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-02-28
modified: 2025-09-01
tags:
- attack.resource-development
- attack.t1587.001
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
# Accepting EULA in commandline - often used in automated attacks
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'accepteula'
- ' -u '
- ' -p '
- ' \\\\'
filter_main_localhost:
CommandLine|contains:
- '\\\\localhost'
- '\\\\127.'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high