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Potential Edputil.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "edputil.dll"

MITRE ATT&CK

persistencedefense-evasionprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection:
  ImageLoaded|endswith: \edputil.dll
filter_main_generic:
  ImageLoaded|startswith:
    - C:\Windows\System32\
    - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\
    - C\Windows\WinSxS\
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

Author

X__Junior (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-06-09

Data Sources

windowsImage Load Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/5/cybercriminals-use-wordpad-vulnerability-to-spread-qbot-malware/

Tags

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

Raw Content

title: Potential Edputil.DLL Sideloading
id: e4903324-1a10-4ed3-981b-f6fe3be3a2c2
status: test
description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "edputil.dll"
references:
    - https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/5/cybercriminals-use-wordpad-vulnerability-to-spread-qbot-malware/
author: X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-06-09
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1574.001
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\edputil.dll'
    filter_main_generic:
        ImageLoaded|startswith:
            - 'C:\Windows\System32\'
            - 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
            - 'C\Windows\WinSxS\'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high