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AN1048 Analytic 1048
Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Correlated use of sleep/delay mechanisms (e.g., kernel32!Sleep, NTDLL APIs) in short-lived processes, combined with parent processes invoking suspicious scripts (e.g., wscript, powershell) with minimal user interaction.</p>
- Detects
- T1678 Delay Execution
- Part of
- DET0372 Multi-Platform Detection Strategy for T1678 - Delay Execution
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=1 | DC0032 Process Creation |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=7 | DC0016 Module Load |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
TimeWindow | Delay duration that distinguishes benign scripts from evasive behavior. |
ParentProcessName | Legitimate parent-child combinations may differ across environments. |
SleepFunctionPattern | Different APIs may be used to invoke sleep (e.g., Sleep, NtDelayExecution). |