A thread of execution is the smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by a scheduler, which is typically part of the operating system. A thread is typically a component of a process. Multiple threads can exist within the same process and share resources such as memory, while different processes do not share these resources. The threads of a process share executable code instructions and context, such as the values of variables at any given moment.
Actions
| Action |
Description |
| create |
The event corresponding to the act of creating a new thread. |
| suspend |
The event corresponding to the act of suspending a thread which is currently running. |
| terminate |
The event corresponding to the act of terminating a running thread. |
| remote_create |
A subset of thread create events that correspond to thread injection, that is, when a process creates a thread in another process. For a remote_create event the src_pid and tgt_pid are different. |
Fields
| Field |
Description |
Example |
| hostname |
The hostname of the active host, without the domain. |
HOST1 |
| src_pid |
The process ID of the process that created the thread. |
6016 |
| src_tid |
The thread ID of the thread that created the event. |
9012 |
| stack_base |
The base address of the thread’s stack. |
0xfffff880081a9000 |
| stack_limit |
The limit of the thread’s stack. |
0xfffff880081a3000 |
| start_address |
The memory address at which the thread’s execution starts. |
0xfffff880046dc3e0 |
| subprocess_tag |
Identifies the service if the thread is owned by a service; otherwise, it is listed as zero. |
0 |
| tgt_pid |
The process ID of the process in which the new thread runs. |
4 |
| tgt_tid |
The thread ID of the new thread that was created. |
6964 |
| user |
The user context in which the source thread was running. May be a local, domain or SYSTEM user. Formatted as “<DOMAIN>\<USER>”. Because threads are allowed to impersonate users, this may be different than the user context of the process. |
HOST1\LOCALUSER |
| user_stack_base |
The base address of the thread’s stack. |
0x0 |
| user_stack_limit |
The limit of the thread’s stack. |
0x0 |
| start_function |
The function at start_address |
LoadLibrary |
| start_module |
The module in which start_address resides. |
C:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll |
| start_module_name |
The short name of the start_module. |
ntdll.dll |
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