Detectionhightest
Potential DLL Sideloading Via VMware Xfer
Detects loading of a DLL by the VMware Xfer utility from the non-default directory which may be an attempt to sideload arbitrary DLL
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Tue Aug 02Updated Fri Feb 179313dc13-d04c-46d8-af4a-a930cc55d93bwindows
Log Source
WindowsImage Load (DLL)
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryImage Load (DLL)← raw: image_load
Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\VMwareXferlogs.exe'
ImageLoaded|endswith: '\glib-2.0.dll'
filter: # VMware might be installed in another path so update the rule accordingly
ImageLoaded|startswith: 'C:\Program Files\VMware\'
condition: selection and not filterFalse Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
9313dc13-d04c-46d8-af4a-a930cc55d93b
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Tue Aug 02
Modified
Fri Feb 17
Path
rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_vmware_xfer.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.t1574.001