Sigma rule: Time Travel Debugging Utility Usage

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-85b240f8ae2f, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Time Travel Debugging Utility Usage
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative
Date
2020-10-06
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_tttracer_mod_load.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects usage of Time Travel Debugging Utility. Adversaries can execute malicious processes and dump processes, such as lsass.exe, via tttracer.exe.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\tttracer.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate usage by software developers/testers

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218
  • attack.t1003.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_tttracer_mod_load.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Time Travel Debugging Utility Usage" by Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_tttracer_mod_load.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Time Travel Debugging Utility Usage",
entity page, dataset version ref-85b240f8ae2f, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0b4ae027-2a2d-4b93-8c7e-962caaba5b2a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0b4ae027-2a2d-4b93-8c7e-962caaba5b2a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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