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Potential DLL Sideloading Via comctl32.dll
Target Profile
Splunk
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Potential DLL Sideloading Via comctl32.dll
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Potential DLL Sideloading Via comctl32.dll
id: 6360757a-d460-456c-8b13-74cf0e60cceb
status: test
description: Detects potential DLL sideloading using comctl32.dll to obtain system privileges
references:
- https://github.com/binderlabs/DirCreate2System
- https://github.com/sailay1996/awesome_windows_logical_bugs/blob/60cbb23a801f4c3195deac1cc46df27c225c3d07/dir_create2system.txt
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)
date: 2022-12-16
modified: 2022-12-19
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.persistence
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1574.001
logsource:
category: image_load
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ImageLoaded|startswith:
- 'C:\Windows\System32\logonUI.exe.local\'
- 'C:\Windows\System32\werFault.exe.local\'
- 'C:\Windows\System32\consent.exe.local\'
- 'C:\Windows\System32\narrator.exe.local\'
- 'C:\windows\system32\wermgr.exe.local\'
ImageLoaded|endswith: '\comctl32.dll'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_comctl32.yml