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)

SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
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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