Suspicious Rundll32 Execution With Image Extension
Detects the execution of Rundll32.exe with DLL files masquerading as image files
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
- 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 |
|---|---|
| www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/onenote-growing-threat-malware-distribution | 6 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 4aa6040b-3f28-44e3-a769-9208e5feb5ec
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1