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    WMI consumer launches RtkNGUI64.exe via 8.3 short path Progra~1\Realtek\Audio

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    Duo Tech@duotech
    •updated Aug 17, 2026•0•0•6

    Detects RtkNGUI64.exe being launched via a WMI consumer using the 8.3 short-path form (Progra~1\Realtek\Audio), the same masquerading binary used for backdoor persistence.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1546.003 - Windows Management Instrumentation Event SubscriptionT1036.005 - Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationPersistenceDefense EvasionWindowsMicrosoft Defender For Endpointkql

    Found in

    • Custom Windows Backdoor Uses desktop.ini Whitespace SteganographyLast updated Aug 17, 2026

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