Potential 7za.DLL Sideloading
Detects potential DLL sideloading of "7za.dll"
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
- Legitimate third party application located in "AppData" may leverage this DLL to offer 7z compression functionality and may generate false positives. Apply additional filters as needed.
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 |
|---|---|
| www.gov.pl/attachment/ee91f24d-3e67-436d-aa50-7fa56acf789d | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 4f6edb78-5c21-42ab-a558-fd2a6fc1fd57
- 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