Potential SmadHook.DLL Sideloading
Detects potential DLL sideloading of "SmadHook.dll", a DLL used by SmadAV antivirus
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
- Unlikely
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 |
|---|---|
| research.checkpoint.com/2023/malware-spotlight-camaro-dragons-tinynote-backdoor/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.qurium.org/alerts/targeted-malware-against-crph/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 24b6cf51-6122-469e-861a-22974e9c1e5b
- 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