Sigma rule: Import LDAP Data Interchange Format File Via Ldifde.EXE

Rule

Title

Import LDAP Data Interchange Format File Via Ldifde.EXE

Status

test

Level

medium

Author

@gott_cyber

Date

2022-09-02

Modified

2023-03-14

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_ldifde_file_load.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of "Ldifde.exe" with the import flag "-i". The can be abused to include HTTP-based arguments which will allow the arbitrary download of files from a remote server.

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\ldifde.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'ldifde.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '-i'
        - '-f'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Since the content of the files are unknown, false positives are expected

Tags

• attack.command-and-control
• attack.stealth
• attack.t1218
• attack.t1105

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1105
• T1218

References

• https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1564968845726580736
• https://strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/ldifde.exe-979DE101F5059CEC1D2C56967CA2BAC0.html
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/cc731033(v=ws.11)

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_ldifde_file_load.yml