DHCP Callout DLL Installation
Detects the installation of a Callout DLL via CalloutDlls and CalloutEnabled parameter in Registry, which can be used to execute code in context of the DHCP server (restart required)
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- registry_set
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 |
|---|---|
| blog.3or.de/mimilib-dhcp-server-callout-dll-injection.html | 3 |
| msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/windows/desktop/aa363389(v=vs.85).aspx | 3 |
| technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc726884(v=ws.10).aspx | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 9d3436ef-9476-4c43-acca-90ce06bdf33a
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.executionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1