Query: rule covering Detects potential DLL sideloading of DLLs that are part of antivirus software suchas McAfee, Symantec...etc
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential DLL sideloading of DLLs that are part of antivirus software suchas McAfee, Symantec...etc. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: Potential Antivirus Software DLL Sideloading id: 552b6b65-df37-4d3e-a258-f2fc4771ae54 status: test description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of DLLs that are part of antivirus software suchas McAfee, Symantec...etc references: - https://hijacklibs.net/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Wietze Beukema (project and research) date: 2022-08-17 modified: 2025-10-07 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1574.001 logsource: category: image_load product: windows detection: selection_bitdefender: ImageLoaded|endswith: \log.dll filter_log_dll_bitdefender: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Antivirus Free\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender Antivirus Free\ filter_log_dll_dell_sar: Image: C:\Program Files\Dell\SARemediation\audit\TelemetryUtility.exe ImageLoaded: - C:\Program Files\Dell\SARemediation\plugin\log.dll - C:\Program Files\Dell\SARemediation\audit\log.dll filter_log_dll_canon: ImageLoaded|startswith: C:\Program Files\Canon\MyPrinter\ filter_log_dll_avast: ImageLoaded: - C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\log.dll - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVAST Software\Avast\log.dll filter_log_dll_avg: ImageLoaded: - C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\log.dll - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Antivirus\log.dll selection_fsecure: ImageLoaded|endswith: \qrt.dll filter_fsecure: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\Program Files\F-Secure\Anti-Virus\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\F-Secure\Anti-Virus\ selection_mcafee: ImageLoaded|endswith: - \ashldres.dll - \lockdown.dll - \vsodscpl.dll filter_mcafee: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\Program Files\McAfee\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\ selection_cyberark: ImageLoaded|endswith: \vftrace.dll filter_cyberark: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\Program Files\CyberArk\Endpoint Privilege Manager\Agent\x32\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberArk\Endpoint Privilege Manager\Agent\x32\ selection_avast: ImageLoaded|endswith: \wsc.dll filter_wsc_dll_avast: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ - C:\program Files (x86)\AVAST Software\Avast\ filter_wsc_dll_avg: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Antivirus\ selection_eset_deslock: ImageLoaded|endswith: \DLPPREM32.dll filter_eset_deslock: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\program Files\ESET - C:\program Files (x86)\ESET selection_titanium: ImageLoaded|endswith: \tmdbglog.dll filter_titanium: ImageLoaded|startswith: - C:\program Files\Trend
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious use of PCHunter, a tool like Process Hacker to view and manipulate processes, kernel options and othe. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: HackTool - PCHunter Execution id: fca949cc-79ca-446e-8064-01aa7e52ece5 status: test description: Detects suspicious use of PCHunter, a tool like Process Hacker to view and manipulate processes, kernel options and other low level stuff references: - https://web.archive.org/web/20231210115125/http://www.xuetr.com/ - https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-overwatch-report-finds-increase-in-ecrime/ - https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2018/04/20/kernel-hacking-tool-you-might-have-never-heard-of-xuetr-pchunter/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali date: 2022-10-10 modified: 2024-11-23 tags: - attack.execution - attack.discovery - attack.t1082 - attack.t1057 - attack.t1012 - attack.t1083 - attack.t1007 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_image: Image|endswith: - \PCHunter64.exe - \PCHunter32.exe selection_pe: - OriginalFileName: PCHunter.exe - Description: Epoolsoft Windows Information View Tools selection_hashes: Hashes|contains: - SHA1=5F1CBC3D99558307BC1250D084FA968521482025 - MD5=987B65CD9B9F4E9A1AFD8F8B48CF64A7 - SHA256=2B214BDDAAB130C274DE6204AF6DBA5AEEC7433DA99AA950022FA306421A6D32 - IMPHASH=444D210CEA1FF8112F256A4997EED7FF - SHA1=3FB89787CB97D902780DA080545584D97FB1C2EB - MD5=228DD0C2E6287547E26FFBD973A40F14 - SHA256=55F041BF4E78E9BFA6D4EE68BE40E496CE3A1353E1CA4306598589E19802522C - IMPHASH=0479F44DF47CFA2EF1CCC4416A538663 condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high