Techniques › T1497.003 › AN0396
AN0396 Analytic 0396
Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Process creation involving suspicious delays (e.g., Sleep, ping -n loops, WaitForSingleObject), followed by sensitive system access or lateral movement behaviors.</p>
- Detects
- T1497.003 Time Based Checks
- Part of
- DET0141 Detect Time-Based Evasion via Sleep, Timer Loops, and Delayed 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 |
|---|---|
SleepDurationThreshold | Defines maximum allowable sleep duration in milliseconds before triggering anomaly detection. |
TimeBetweenExecutionAndNextStage | Temporal window between initial process and next stage (e.g., lateral movement or persistence), used to correlate dormant activity. |
UserContext | Whether the activity occurs in SYSTEM or user context may affect legitimacy scoring. |