Suspicious Advpack Call Via Rundll32.EXE
Detects execution of "rundll32" calling "advpack.dll" with potential obfuscated ordinal calls in order to leverage the "RegisterOCX" function
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unlikely
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| www.hexacorn.com/blog/2020/02/05/stay-positive-lolbins-not/ | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/Hexacorn/status/1224848930795552769 | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- a1473adb-5338-4a20-b4c3-126763e2d3d3
- 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