High-risk tools in Procmon
4 of the 18 tools in Procmon are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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request_elevationExecuteLaunch a cmd script via UAC (Start-Process -Verb RunAs) to run the given command.
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start_etw_traceExecuteStart a kernel ETW trace via logman (requires elevation).
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stop_etw_traceExecuteStop ETW trace, run tracerpt to CSV and summary, return parsed preview (requires elevation).
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timed_captureExecuteRepeated snapshots over a duration with optional shell trigger command launched at start.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.