Remote Thread Creation In Mstsc.Exe From Suspicious Location (via create_remote_thread)
This rule detects remote thread creation in the "mstsc.exe" process by a process located in a potentially anomalous location. This method is frequently used by adversaries to hook some APIs used by DLLs loaded by "mstsc.exe" during RDP authentications to steal credentials.
SigmahighWindowsv1
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