Enabling COR Profiler Environment Variables
Detects .NET Framework CLR and .NET Core CLR "cor_enable_profiling" and "cor_profiler" variables being set and configured.
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
- registry_set
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/dotnet/core/runtime-config/debugging-profiling | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/jamieantisocial/status/1304520651248668673 | Only this detection cites it |
| www.sans.org/cyber-security-summit/archives | Only this detection cites it |
| www.slideshare.net/JamieWilliams130/started-from-the-bottom-exploiting-data-sources-to-uncover-attck-behaviors | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- ad89044a-8f49-4673-9a55-cbd88a1b374f
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1