fltMC.exe

  • File Path: C:\windows\system32\fltMC.exe
  • Description: Filter Manager Control Program

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 FF6992748128289C840A403A5F6B9129
SHA1 2AF439B55171D6E63488F9419D17B9BFF8C54C15
SHA256 44D21763D35630C2CE68A2A64D4EB047B83847BCEFE4AE3911545B8FAA22EF8B
SHA384 E22683DC05797B2731CB2A8AEE211A2EF3397E4E31963FDD17D1247142B36CB0BC62E4332E2C8D4C6F1ED8F8E9022ECC
SHA512 231E93EF05CEC8F2D29985436671DED021FD61F8DB1B2B3FD0911B90072B1CA7A92A6CAB65D341FA8C82D8B530D569BFE18646CE44D417ED101E1D0EBE000EAB
SSDEEP 384:C8oSwWz/I6sxLcWN1qBzs7k5FeHGo+0bdcAS3UTOCGXew2ytEnJlWG9W:Rt/I6saWNks7EB0xSETNjCEJT

Signature

  • Status: The file C:\windows\system32\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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