Suspicious Execution of Hostname (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Execution of Hostname (via process_creation)
id: bf133b2e-68cc-5d76-be82-e155fc18cc8c
status: stable
description: This rule detects of hostname to get information
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1082/T1082.md#atomic-test-6---hostname-discovery-windows
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/hostname
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-03
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1082
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\HOSTNAME.EXE'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low