Adversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system. Information obtained could be used to gain an understanding of common software/applications running on systems within the network. Adversaries may use the information from Process Discovery during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions.
In Windows environments, adversaries could obtain details on running processes using the Tasklist utility via cmd or <code>Get-Process</code> via PowerShell. Information about processes can also be extracted from the output of Native API calls such as <code>CreateToolhelp32Snapshot</code>. In Mac and Linux, this is accomplished with the <code>ps</code> command. Adversaries may also opt to enumerate processes via /proc.
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name | Notes |
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| azure_sentinel | Azure Sentinel | technique_scores | T1057 | Process Discovery |
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The Azure Sentinel Analytics "Powershell Empire cmdlets seen in command line" query can detect the use of Empire, which can find information about processes running on local and remote systems, but does not address other procedures.
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| azure_defender_for_app_service | Azure Defender for App Service | technique_scores | T1057 | Process Discovery |
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This control analyzes host data to detect execution of known malicious PowerShell PowerSploit cmdlets. This covers execution of this technique via the Get-ProcessTokenPrivilege PowerUp module on Windows, but does not address other procedures or platforms, and temporal factor is unknown, resulting in a Minimal score.
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