Sigma rule: Sdclt Child Processes

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2d025a91040c, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Sdclt Child Processes
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
Date: 2020-05-02
Modified: 2021-11-27
File: rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sdclt_child_process.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

A General detection for sdclt spawning new processes. This could be an indicator of sdclt being used for bypass UAC techniques.

Log source

product: windows
category: process_creation

Detection

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

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1548.002

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_sdclt_child_process.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Sdclt Child Processes" by Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sdclt_child_process.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: Sdclt Child Processes",
entity page, dataset version ref-2d025a91040c, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/da2738f2-fadb-4394-afa7-0a0674885afa (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule da2738f2-fadb-4394-afa7-0a0674885afa, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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