HighSigmaHQ Anish Bogati

System Control Panel Item Loaded From Uncommon Location

Detects image load events of system control panel items (.cpl) from uncommon or non-system locations that may indicate DLL sideloading or other abuse techniques.

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

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
github.com/mhaskar/FsquirtCPLPoC	Tool	Only this detection cites it
securelist.com/sidewinder-apt/114089/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.hexacorn.com/blog/2024/01/01/1-little-known-secret-of-hdwwiz-exe/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.hexacorn.com/blog/2024/01/06/1-little-known-secret-of-fondue-exe/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

System Control Panel Item Loaded From Uncommon Location

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

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Detection rules