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Windows ConfigSecurityPolicy.EXE Used for HTTP/FTP Arbitrary File Transfers

Alert when ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe runs with ftp/http/https URLs in the command line, indicating potential file transfer abuse.

FreeReviewedSigma · Medium · v2
Product
windows
Category
process_creation
Author
frack113 (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published
2021-11-26
Updated
2026-07-31
AnalysisDetection

ATT&CK techniques

Exfiltration

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule flags process creation where ConfigSecurityPolicy.EXE is executed with HTTP or FTP URLs present in the command line, indicating potential arbitrary file upload or download behavior. Attackers may abuse this signed Windows Defender component to move files over the network as part of data exfiltration or staging. The detection relies on Windows process creation telemetry including Image/OriginalFileName and command-line contents.

Reporting behind it

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Windows ConfigSecurityPolicy.EXE Used for HTTP/FTP Arbitrary File Transfers
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Changelog

v2
  1. v2
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  2. v1
    No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.