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MediumSigmaHQNasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Potential Mftrace.EXE Abuse

Detects child processes of the "Trace log generation tool for Media Foundation Tools" (Mftrace.exe) which can abused to execute arbitrary binaries.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
Windows

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

  • Legitimate use for tracing purposes

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