title: Suspicious Userinit Child Process
status: experimental
description: Detects the creation of a process from Windows task manager
references: 
    - https://twitter.com/SBousseaden/status/1139811587760562176
author: Florian Roth (rule), Samir Bousseaden (idea)
date: 2019/06/17
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage: '*\userinit.exe'
    filter:
        CommandLine:
            - '*\explorer.exe*'
            - '*\\netlogon\\*'
    condition: selection and not filter
fields:
    - CommandLine
    - ParentCommandLine
falsepositives:
    - Administrative scripts
level: high