Execution of Suspicious PsExec - Zeek (via smb_files)

This rule detects execution of psexec or paexec with renamed service name, this rule helps to filter out the noise if psexec is used for legit purposes or if adversary uses a different psexec client other than sysinternal one

SigmahighNetworkv1
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Known false positives

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Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.