MediumSigmaHQ Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Potential Persistence Via Notepad++ Plugins

Detects creation of new ".dll" files inside the plugins directory of a notepad++ installation by a process other than "gup.exe". Which could indicates possible persistence

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Log source product: windows
Log source category: file_event

Known benign triggers

Legitimate use of custom plugins by users in order to enhance notepad++ functionalities
Possible FPs during first installation of Notepad++

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
pentestlab.blog/2022/02/14/persistence-notepad-plugins/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

Potential Persistence Via Notepad++ Plugins

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules