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mtr
Matt's Traceroute: combined traceroute and ping tool. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command
How mtr is abused
file-read
--raw-FEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for mtr.
1 documented command
file-read unprivileged, with sudo
The file is actually parsed, thus the content is corrupted by error prints.
mtr --raw -F /path/to/input-fileThe command the identifier reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is, with GTFOBins’ notes, from GTFOBins, at commit acd524623f9c of 2026-05-27, under the GPL-3.0, with no warranty. Changed: Markdown is shown formatted. The source is in lolbas-gtfobins-commands.json.gz, and the full entry is on GTFOBins’s page for mtr. The identifier reads the line that runs mtr.
Everyday use
Traceroute to a host and continuously ping all intermediary hops
mtr example.comIdentifyDisable IP address and host name mapping
mtr --no-dns example.comIdentifyGenerate output after pinging each hop 10 times
mtr --report-wide example.comIdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.