HighSigmaHQ Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)

Xwizard.EXE Execution From Non-Default Location

Detects the execution of Xwizard tool from a non-default directory. When executed from a non-default directory, this utility can be abused in order to side load a custom version of "xwizards.dll".

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

Windows installed on non-C drive

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
www.hexacorn.com/blog/2017/07/31/the-wizard-of-x-oppa-plugx-style/	Unclassified	2from 2 sources
lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Xwizard/	Tool	3from 2 sources

Detection rules

Xwizard.EXE Execution From Non-Default Location

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules