HighSigmaHQ Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g +1

DCOM InternetExplorer.Application Iertutil DLL Hijack - Security

Detects a threat actor creating a file named `iertutil.dll` in the `C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\` directory over the network for a DCOM InternetExplorer DLL Hijack scenario.

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: security

Known benign triggers

Unknown

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/201009-RemoteDCOMIErtUtilDLLHijack/notebook.html	Detection test	3

Detection rules

DCOM InternetExplorer.Application Iertutil DLL Hijack - Security

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

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Detection rules