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MediumSigmaHQ Kirill Kiryanov +4

New DLL Registered Via Odbcconf.EXE

Detects execution of "odbcconf" with "REGSVR" in order to register a new DLL (equivalent to running regsvr32). Attackers abuse this to install and run malicious DLLs.

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: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Legitimate DLLs being registered via "odbcconf" will generate false positives. Investigate the path of the DLL and its content to determine if the action is authorized.

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
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/odbc/odbcconf-exe?view=sql-server-ver16	Product documentation	6
lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Odbcconf/	Tool	7
redcanary.com/blog/raspberry-robin/	Security research	5
web.archive.org/web/20191023232753/https://twitter.com/Hexacorn/status/1187143326673330176	Unclassified	3
www.hexacorn.com/blog/2020/08/23/odbcconf-lolbin-trifecta/	Unclassified	6
www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/17/h/backdoor-carrying-emails-set-sights-on-russian-speaking-businesses.html	Threat report	4

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