Suspicious Network Connection Initiated By IMEWDBLD.EXE (via network_connection)

This rule detects a network connection initiated by IMEWDBLD.EXE. This might indicate potential misuse of the utility as a LOLBIN to download arbitrary files or additional payloads.

SigmahighWindowsv1
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Known false positives

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