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Suspicious Control Panel DLL Load
Detects suspicious Rundll32 execution from control.exe as used by Equation Group and Exploit Kits
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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Sat Apr 15Updated Thu Feb 09d7eb979b-c2b5-4a6f-a3a7-c87ce6763819windows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation
Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic3 selectors
detection:
selection_parent:
ParentImage|endswith: '\System32\control.exe'
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\rundll32.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'RUNDLL32.EXE'
filter:
CommandLine|contains: 'Shell32.dll'
condition: all of selection_* and not filterFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
MITRE ATT&CK
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
d7eb979b-c2b5-4a6f-a3a7-c87ce6763819
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Sat Apr 15
Modified
Thu Feb 09
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rundll32_susp_control_dll_load.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.t1218.011