Sigma rule: ManageEngine Endpoint Central Dctask64.EXE Potential Abuse

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-055153303468, updated 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
ManageEngine Endpoint Central Dctask64.EXE Potential Abuse
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2020-01-28
Modified
2025-01-22
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dctask64_arbitrary_command_and_dll_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of "dctask64.exe", a signed binary by ZOHO Corporation part of ManageEngine Endpoint Central.
This binary can be abused for DLL injection, arbitrary command and process execution.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\dctask64.exe'
    - Hashes|contains:
          - 'IMPHASH=6834B1B94E49701D77CCB3C0895E1AFD'
          - 'IMPHASH=1BB6F93B129F398C7C4A76BB97450BBA'
          - 'IMPHASH=FAA2AC19875FADE461C8D89DCF2710A3'
          - 'IMPHASH=F1039CED4B91572AB7847D26032E6BBF'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' executecmd64 '
        - ' invokeexe '
        - ' injectDll '
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1055.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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_dctask64_arbitrary_command_and_dll_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "ManageEngine Endpoint Central Dctask64.EXE Potential Abuse" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dctask64_arbitrary_command_and_dll_execution.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: ManageEngine Endpoint Central Dctask64.EXE Potential Abuse",
entity page, dataset version ref-055153303468, updated 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6345b048-8441-43a7-9bed-541133633d7a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6345b048-8441-43a7-9bed-541133633d7a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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