Potential NTLM Coercion Via Certutil.EXE
Detects possible NTLM coercion via certutil using the 'syncwithWU' flag
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/issues/243 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 6c6d9280-e6d0-4b9d-80ac-254701b64916
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1