Suspicious Execution of PktMon.EXE (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Execution of PktMon.EXE (via process_creation)
id: e4e7533b-a3e8-5eff-88ea-2cbdfff70d94
status: stable
description: This rule detects execution of PktMon, a tool that captures network packets.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1040/
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Pktmon/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-23
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1040
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Image|endswith: '\pktmon.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'PktMon.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium