Using explorer.exe to open a file explorer folder via command prompt
Detects the initial execution of cmd.exe which spawns explorer.exe with the appropriate command line arguments for opening the My Computer folder.
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1title: Using explorer.exe to open a file explorer folder via command prompt
2id: c3d76afc-93df-461e-8e67-9b2bad3f2ac4
3status: Experimental
4description: Detects the initial execution of cmd.exe which spawns explorer.exe with the appropriate command line arguments for opening the My Computer folder.
5author: '@Kostastsale'
6references:
7 -
8date: 2022/12/22
9logsource:
10 product: windows
11 category: process_creation
12detection:
13 selection1:
14 ParentImage|endswith:
15 - '\cmd.exe'
16 - '\powershell.exe'
17 selection2:
18 Image|endswith:
19 - '\explorer.exe'
20 CommandLine|contains:
21 - 'explorer.exe shell:mycomputerfolder'
22 condition: selection1 and selection2
23falsepositives:
24 - Uknown
25level: high
26tags:
27 - attack.Discovery
28 - attack.T1135```