Unsigned DLL Loaded by Windows Utility

Detects windows utilities loading an unsigned or untrusted DLL. Adversaries often abuse those programs to proxy execution of malicious code.

Detection logic

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

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
akhere.hashnode.dev/hunting-unsigned-dlls-using-kql	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unsigned-dlls/?web_view=true	Threat report	Only this detection cites it
www.elastic.co/security-labs/Hunting-for-Suspicious-Windows-Libraries-for-Execution-and-Evasion	Threat report	3from 2 sources