Emerging Threathightest
Diamond Sleet APT DLL Sideloading Indicators
Detects DLL sideloading activity seen used by Diamond Sleet APT
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Launch
Emerging Threat
Active Threat
Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.
Log Source
WindowsImage Load (DLL)
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryImage Load (DLL)← raw: image_load
Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
selection_1:
Image|endswith: ':\ProgramData\clip.exe'
ImageLoaded|endswith: ':\ProgramData\Version.dll'
selection_2:
Image|endswith: ':\ProgramData\wsmprovhost.exe'
ImageLoaded|endswith: ':\ProgramData\DSROLE.dll'
condition: 1 of selection_*False Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Sub-techniques
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
d1b65d98-37d7-4ff6-b139-2d87c1af3042
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Tue Oct 24
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Diamond-Sleet/image_load_apt_diamond_sleet_side_load.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1574.001detection.emerging-threats