Trusted Path Bypass via Windows Directory Spoofing
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects DLLs loading from a spoofed Windows directory path with an extra space (e.g "C:\Windows \System32") which can bypass Windows trusted path verification.
Severity
Critical
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1:
actionname = "Image Loaded" AND (OBJECTNAME contains ":\windows \System32\,:\windows \SysWOW64")
select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PRODUCT_NAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.SIGNATURE,Action1.SIGNATURESTATUS
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
@Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
