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Potential Libvlc.DLL Sideloading
Target Profile
Splunk
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Potential Libvlc.DLL Sideloading
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Potential Libvlc.DLL Sideloading
id: bf9808c4-d24f-44a2-8398-b65227d406b6
status: test
description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "libvlc.dll", a DLL that is legitimately used by "VLC.exe"
references:
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/c/earth-preta-updated-stealthy-strategies.html
- https://hijacklibs.net/entries/3rd_party/vlc/libvlc.html
author: X__Junior
date: 2023-04-17
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.persistence
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1574.001
logsource:
category: image_load
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ImageLoaded|endswith: '\libvlc.dll'
filter_main_vlc:
ImageLoaded|startswith:
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\'
- 'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- False positives are expected if VLC is installed in non-default locations
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_libvlc.yml