Sigma rule: Binary Proxy Execution Via Dotnet-Trace.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7799302b4085, updated 2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Binary Proxy Execution Via Dotnet-Trace.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Jimmy Bayne (@bohops)
Date
2024-01-02
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dotnet_trace_lolbin_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects commandline arguments for executing a child process via dotnet-trace.exe

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\dotnet-trace.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'dotnet-trace.dll'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '-- '
        - 'collect'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate usage of the utility in order to debug and trace a program.

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218

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_dotnet_trace_lolbin_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Binary Proxy Execution Via Dotnet-Trace.EXE" by Jimmy Bayne (@bohops) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dotnet_trace_lolbin_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: Binary Proxy Execution Via Dotnet-Trace.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-7799302b4085, updated 2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9257c05b-4a4a-48e5-a670-b7b073cf401b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9257c05b-4a4a-48e5-a670-b7b073cf401b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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