DNS Server Error Failed Loading the ServerLevelPluginDLL
Detects a DNS server error in which a specified plugin DLL (in registry) could not be loaded
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- dns_server
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| medium.com/@esnesenon/feature-not-bug-dnsadmin-to-dc-compromise-in-one-line-a0f779b8dc83 | 4from 2 sources |
| technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc735829(v=ws.10).aspx | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/gentilkiwi/status/861641945944391680 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- cbe51394-cd93-4473-b555-edf0144952d9
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1