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HighSigmaHQ Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Potential System DLL Sideloading From Non System Locations

Detects DLL sideloading of DLLs usually located in system locations (System32, SysWOW64, etc.).

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 applications loading their own versions of the DLLs mentioned in this rule

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
blog.cyble.com/2022/07/21/qakbot-resurfaces-with-new-playbook/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
blog.cyble.com/2022/07/27/targeted-attacks-being-carried-out-via-dll-sideloading/	Unclassified	2
github.com/XForceIR/SideLoadHunter/blob/cc7ef2e5d8908279b0c4cee4e8b6f85f7b8eed52/SideLoads/README.md	Tool	Only this detection cites it
hijacklibs.net	Unclassified	7from 2 sources
www.hexacorn.com/blog/2023/12/26/1-little-known-secret-of-runonce-exe-32-bit/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/finding-minhook-in-a-sideloading-attack-and-sweden-too	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

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