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Potential EACore.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "EACore.dll"

MITRE ATT&CK

T1574.001
persistencedefense-evasionprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection:
  ImageLoaded|endswith: \EACore.dll
filter_main_legit_path:
  Image|contains|all:
    - C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\
    - \EACoreServer.exe
  ImageLoaded|startswith: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\
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

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1574.001
Raw Content
title: Potential EACore.DLL Sideloading
id: edd3ddc3-386f-4ba5-9ada-4376b2cfa7b5
status: test
description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "EACore.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: '\EACore.dll'
    filter_main_legit_path:
        Image|contains|all:
            - 'C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\'
            - '\EACoreServer.exe'
        ImageLoaded|startswith: 'C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high