Suspicious Lolbin Runexehelper Use As Proxy (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Lolbin Runexehelper Use As Proxy (via process_creation)
id: d12e6bfd-26f2-548d-84fc-d7dbb238af1c
status: stable
description: This rule detects use of the "runexehelper.exe" binary as a proxy to launch other programs
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/
    - https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1206692239839289344
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Runexehelper/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-16
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\runexehelper.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium