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Command Execution via ForFiles

Detects attempts to execute a command via the forfiles Windows utility. Adversaries may use this utility to proxy execution via a trusted parent process.

ATT&CK coverage

T1202Indirect Command Execution 57 detections cover this technique

Detection requirements

Log source category: event_index

Detection logic

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At source: Open at source
Written by: Elastic
Licence: Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
Published: Aug 27, 2026
Version: 1

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