Suspicious Use of TTDInject.exe (via process_creation)
This rule detects the executiob of TTDInject.exe, which is used by Windows 10 v1809 and newer to debug time travel (underlying call of tttracer.exe)
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sigma
suspicious-use-of-ttdinject-exe-via-process-creation
title: Suspicious Use of TTDInject.exe (via process_creation)
id: 9af3469b-1737-5375-a2f3-b125186efc2b
status: stable
description: This rule detects the executiob of TTDInject.exe, which is used by Windows 10 v1809 and newer to debug time travel (underlying call of tttracer.exe)
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1127/
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Ttdinject/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-24
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1127
logsource:
product: windows
category: process_creation
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: 'ttdinject.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'TTDInject.EXE'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
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