Detectionmediumtest

Sdclt Child Processes

A General detection for sdclt spawning new processes. This could be an indicator of sdclt being used for bypass UAC techniques.

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Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)Created Sat May 02Updated Sat Nov 27da2738f2-fadb-4394-afa7-0a0674885afawindows

Log Source

WindowsProcess Creation

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\sdclt.exe'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Sub-techniques

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

da2738f2-fadb-4394-afa7-0a0674885afa

Status

test

Level

medium

Type

Detection

Created

Sat May 02

Modified

Sat Nov 27

Author

Path

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sdclt_child_process.yml

Raw Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1548.002