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update: Sysmon File Executable Creation Detected - rewrote the description to explain the detection's value and the misconfigured-Sysmon angle

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Hi @valmal04,

Appreciate this PR

However, since this rule fires for any PE created in paths your Sysmon config monitors, whether SimpleHelp triggers it depends on the monitored paths, not on SimpleHelp itself. Any legitimate installer could cause the same hit for the same reason.

Rather than adding this specific fp note, I updated the description to make clear: noise from legitimate software means the Sysmon config is too permissive and should be narrowed.

@swachchhanda000 swachchhanda000 added Ready to Merge and removed Review Needed The PR requires review labels Aug 14, 2026
@swachchhanda000 swachchhanda000 changed the title Document SimpleHelp as known false positive (revised, per maintainer feedback) docs: improve description of Sysmon File Executable Creation Detected Aug 14, 2026
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