Suspicious Execution of Shutdown (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Execution of Shutdown (via process_creation)
id: 63cb0f6b-6fb7-5d98-bc4d-c9d34f6bf9c9
status: stable
description: This rule detects of the commandline to shutdown or reboot windows
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1529/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1529/T1529.md
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/shutdown
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-17
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1529
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\shutdown.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '/r '
            - '/s '
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium