Curl Download And Execute Combination
Adversaries can use curl to download payloads remotely and execute them. Curl is included by default in Windows 10 build 17063 and later.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques 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 |
|---|---|
| medium.com/@reegun/curl-exe-is-the-new-rundll32-exe-lolbin-3f79c5f35983 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 21dd6d38-2b18-4453-9404-a0fe4a0cc288
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.command-and-controlattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1