fltMC.exe

  • File Path: C:\windows\SysWOW64\fltMC.exe
  • Description: Filter Manager Control Program

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 38862494CC64C61C3BD458D64410C01E
SHA1 72577B40BE860CDDB67E8E2C34D91B128A07EA09
SHA256 8B1E84EC34D16036B66114838EF98352443F27D2F355D982C903F7AFE572166A
SHA384 6EDDC938CB16510C9126FCD754F7923C0D74E10F7BE362563B8A99BD114F4B24123EA191F248EA043D305771712F2303
SHA512 BC3E827DA97B39A92154EAFAD64301C2502DF8F8A6C083AE794B11A5F4D71A1B455D5BE237C562272654D4B58AD4F36331D0898B28FD003AC0922CF1FF1D207A
SSDEEP 384:SMImitGB0jmdm1It2RLQFZJnyWFX5GEI53wyWE+VWG9WJiia:7met2RLQFZJn59Kw9E+DR

Signature

  • Status: The file C:\windows\SysWOW64\fltMC.exe is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
  • Serial: ``
  • Thumbprint: ``
  • Issuer:
  • Subject:

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: fltMC.exe.mui
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
  • Product Version: 6.3.9600.16384
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of fltMC.exe being misused. While fltMC.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source Source File Example License
sigma win_user_driver_loaded.yml - '\Windows\System32\fltMC.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_stordiag_execution.yml description: Detects the use of stordiag.exe to execute schtasks.exe systeminfo.exe and fltmc.exe DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_stordiag_execution.yml - '\fltmc.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_sysmon_driver_unload.yml Image\|endswith: '\fltmc.exe' DRL 1.0
LOLBAS FltMC.yml Name: fltMC.exe  
LOLBAS FltMC.yml - Command: fltMC.exe unload SysmonDrv  
LOLBAS FltMC.yml - Path: C:\Windows\System32\fltMC.exe  
LOLBAS FltMC.yml - IOC: 4688 events with fltMC.exe  
LOLBAS Stordiag.yml Description: Once executed, Stordiag.exe will execute schtasks.exe systeminfo.exe and fltmc.exe - if stordiag.exe is copied to a folder and an arbitrary executable is renamed to one of these names, stordiag.exe will execute it.  
LOLBAS Stordiag.yml - IOC: systeminfo.exe, fltmc.exe or schtasks.exe being executed outside of their normal path of c:\windows\system32\ or c:\windows\syswow64\  
atomic-red-team T1518.001.md fltmc.exe | findstr.exe 385201 MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1562.001.md fltmc.exe unload #{sysmon_driver} MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1562.001.md if(fltmc.exe filters | findstr #{sysmon_driver}) { exit 0 } else { exit 1 } MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary

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