Suspicious DLL Loaded via CertOC.EXE
Detects when a user installs certificates by using CertOC.exe to load the target DLL file.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/elastic/protections-artifacts/commit/746086721fd385d9f5c6647cada1788db4aea95f#diff-fe98e74189873d6df72a15df2eaa0315c59ba9cdaca93ecd68afc4ea09194ef2 | 11 |
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Certoc/ | 4 |
| twitter.com/sblmsrsn/status/1445758411803480072?s=20 | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 84232095-ecca-4015-b0d7-7726507ee793
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1