Suspicious Execution of Renamed FTP.EXE (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Execution of Renamed FTP.EXE (via process_creation)
id: 0cf609c8-d9f2-5fd0-b978-d2e0fee72089
status: stable
description: This rule detects the execution of a renamed "ftp.exe" binary based on the PE metadata fields
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1202/
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Ftp/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-02-13
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1059
    - attack.t1202
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_original:
        OriginalFileName: 'ftp.exe'
    filter_img:
        Image|endswith: '\ftp.exe'
    condition: selection_original and not filter_img
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_ftp/info.yml