Potential DCOM InternetExplorer.Application DLL Hijack - Image Load
Detects potential DLL hijack of "iertutil.dll" found in the DCOM InternetExplorer.Application Class
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 category
- image_load
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 |
|---|---|
| threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/201009-RemoteDCOMIErtUtilDLLHijack/notebook.html | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- f354eba5-623b-450f-b073-0b5b2773b6aa
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.lateral-movement
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1