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Active Rule
VMGuestLib DLL Sideload
Target Profile
Splunk
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Format Mode
Default
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Conversion Output
VMGuestLib DLL Sideload
Using Splunk · Default · pySigma 1.3.3
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion1.3.3
title: VMGuestLib DLL Sideload
id: 70e8e9b4-6a93-4cb7-8cde-da69502e7aff
status: test
description: Detects DLL sideloading of VMGuestLib.dll by the WmiApSrv service.
references:
- https://decoded.avast.io/martinchlumecky/png-steganography/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-12-01
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.persistence
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1574.001
logsource:
category: image_load
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ImageLoaded|contains|all:
- '\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32'
- '\vmGuestLib.dll'
Image|endswith: '\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe'
filter:
Signed: 'true'
condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
- FP could occur if the legitimate version of vmGuestLib already exists on the system
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_vmguestlib.yml