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Potential Iviewers.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "iviewers.dll" (OLE/COM Object Interface Viewer)

MITRE ATT&CK

persistencedefense-evasionprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection:
  ImageLoaded|endswith: \iviewers.dll
filter:
  ImageLoaded|startswith:
    - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\
    - C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\
condition: selection and not filter

Author

X__Junior (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-03-21

Data Sources

windowsImage Load Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://www.secureworks.com/research/shadowpad-malware-analysis

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1574.001

Raw Content

title: Potential Iviewers.DLL Sideloading
id: 4c21b805-4dd7-469f-b47d-7383a8fcb437
status: test
description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "iviewers.dll" (OLE/COM Object Interface Viewer)
references:
    - https://www.secureworks.com/research/shadowpad-malware-analysis
author: X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-03-21
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1574.001
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\iviewers.dll'
    filter:
        ImageLoaded|startswith:
            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\'
            - 'C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\'
    condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high