Suspicious Response File Execution Via Odbcconf.EXE
Detects execution of "odbcconf" with the "-f" flag in order to load a response file with a non-".rsp" extension.
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
- Unlikely
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 |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/odbc/odbcconf-exe?view=sql-server-ver16 | 6 |
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Odbcconf/ | 7 |
| www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/17/h/backdoor-carrying-emails-set-sights-on-russian-speaking-businesses.html | 4 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 2d32dd6f-3196-4093-b9eb-1ad8ab088ca5
- 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