VMGuestLib DLL Sideload
Detects DLL sideloading of VMGuestLib.dll by the WmiApSrv service.
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
- FP could occur if the legitimate version of vmGuestLib already exists on the system
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 |
|---|---|
| decoded.avast.io/martinchlumecky/png-steganography/ | 4from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 70e8e9b4-6a93-4cb7-8cde-da69502e7aff
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1