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Potential Waveedit.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "waveedit.dll", which is part of the Nero WaveEditor audio editing software.

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X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Jun 1471b31e99-9ad0-47d4-aeb5-c0ca3928eeebwindows
Log Source
WindowsImage Load (DLL)
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryImage Load (DLL)← raw: image_load
Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\waveedit.dll'
    filter_main_legit_path:
        Image:
            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Nero\Nero Apps\Nero WaveEditor\waveedit.exe'
            - 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero Apps\Nero WaveEditor\waveedit.exe'
        ImageLoaded|startswith:
            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Nero\Nero Apps\Nero WaveEditor\'
            - 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero Apps\Nero WaveEditor\'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
False Positives
Unlikely

False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
71b31e99-9ad0-47d4-aeb5-c0ca3928eeeb
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Jun 14
Path
rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_waveedit.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1574.001
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