Potential DCOM InternetExplorer.Application DLL Hijack - Image Load

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects potential DLL hijack of "iertutil.dll" found in the DCOM InternetExplorer.Application Class

Severity

Critical

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "sa_imageloaded" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" AND OBJECTNAME endswith "\Internet Explorer\iertutil.dll" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PRODUCT_NAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g, Open Threat Research (OTR), wagga