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Potential AVKkid.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "AVKkid.dll"

MITRE ATT&CK

persistencedefense-evasionprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection:
  ImageLoaded|endswith: \AVKkid.dll
filter_main_legit_path:
  Image|contains:
    - C:\Program Files (x86)\G DATA\
    - C:\Program Files\G DATA\
  Image|endswith: \AVKKid.exe
  ImageLoaded|startswith:
    - C:\Program Files (x86)\G DATA\
    - C:\Program Files\G DATA\
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

Author

X__Junior (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-08-03

Data Sources

windowsImage Load Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://research.checkpoint.com/2023/beyond-the-horizon-traveling-the-world-on-camaro-dragons-usb-flash-drives/

Tags

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

Raw Content

title: Potential AVKkid.DLL Sideloading
id: 952ed57c-8f99-453d-aee0-53a49c22f95d
status: test
description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "AVKkid.dll"
references:
    - https://research.checkpoint.com/2023/beyond-the-horizon-traveling-the-world-on-camaro-dragons-usb-flash-drives/
author: X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-08-03
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1574.001
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\AVKkid.dll'
    filter_main_legit_path:
        Image|contains:
            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\G DATA\'
            - 'C:\Program Files\G DATA\'
        Image|endswith: '\AVKKid.exe'
        ImageLoaded|startswith:
            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\G DATA\'
            - 'C:\Program Files\G DATA\'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium