Potential DLL Sideloading Via comctl32.dll
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects potential DLL sideloading using comctl32.dll to obtain system privileges
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "sa_imageloaded" AND OBJECTNAME startswith "C:\Windows\System32\logonUI.exe.local\,C:\Windows\System32\werFault.exe.local\,C:\Windows\System32\consent.exe.local\,C:\Windows\System32\narrator.exe.local\,C:\windows\system32\wermgr.exe.local" AND OBJECTNAME endswith "\comctl32.dll" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PRODUCT_NAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)
