HARBOR-17 / 03 / PRACTICE GUIDE
Endpoint triage and process context
Combine parent chains, artifact identity, behavior and sensor coverage before judging a process name.
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EVIDENCE REVIEW DESK
Move from observations to decisions.
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Only a process name / Incomplete decision
Inspect an incomplete decision based on record existence or another positive signal. Consider denial cases alongside permitted use.
s=>s.processStoppedStopping a process does not complete parent-chain, artifact-link or persistence review. A name alone proves neither malicious intent nor cleanup.
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01 / EXPLANATION
Preserve the process tree
A process name can be changed and may also have legitimate uses. Collect parent/child relationships, initiating identity, path, hash, time and source-event ID. Command lines can contain secrets or personal data; scope access and report display. Distinguish acquired records from later interpretation. This kit executes no process or command and reads only synthetic record fields.
02 / EXPLANATION
Signature and behavior
A valid signature does not establish intended use. Assess publisher, path, hash and behavior in business context. Legitimate administration tools can be abused. Replace binary judgments such as signed-safe or odd-name-malicious with behavior supported by independent records. Actual memory/disk acquisition requires authorized specialists, suitable tools and recorded procedures; this timeline does not acquire either.
03 / EXPLANATION
Silent sensors and persistence
An alert-free period is not evidence when the sensor was offline. Verify health, time window and retention coverage. Stopping a process does not remove persistence, tasks, services or stolen identity. Connect related-device/identity scope and support cleanup with independent validation. Collection and containment can affect each other; record the incident lead’s rationale when balancing evidence loss against ongoing harm.
04 / EXPLANATION
Harbor-17 process record
endpoint-export reports report-viewer but lacks parent-chain and sensor-health data. Sharing a second with a network event does not prove process-to-network linkage. Request additional process/session/device references. Equal timestamps retain supplied order in the desk, not proven real-world order. Before converting stopped-process status into closure, complete persistence, identity and coverage questions.
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