VMGuestLib DLL Sideload

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects DLL sideloading of VMGuestLib.dll by the WmiApSrv service.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "sa_imageloaded" AND ((OBJECTNAME contains "\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32" AND OBJECTNAME contains "\vmGuestLib.dll") AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe") AND SIGNED != "true" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PRODUCT_NAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)