Suspicious Use Of The SFTP.EXE Binary As A LOLBIN (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Use Of The SFTP.EXE Binary As A LOLBIN (via process_creation)
id: f33fa4e1-e2d3-5d51-a7bf-c2e490b8fbac
status: stable
description: This rule detects the use of the "sftp.exe" binary as a LOLBIN by abusing the "-D" flag
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/
    - https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/pull/264
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-02-03
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\sftp.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' -D ..'
            - ' -D C:\'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium