QuestionQ19

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You are investigating detections involving network reconnaissance, including several commands run by cmd.exe, and need to determine the root cause.

How can you rapidly verify whether these commands resulted from an exploited vulnerability?

Explanation

Process-tree analysis identifies the execution lineage of cmd.exe, including its immediate and ancestral parent processes. That lineage can expose the exploit-triggered process, script, service, or other suspicious launcher that initiated reconnaissance commands, distinguishing exploitation-driven activity from normal administrative use. Microsoft Defender investigation guidance supports reviewing process trees to understand suspicious process behavior.

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