possible_libvlcdll_hijack_via_imageload


Description

Identifies possible DLL search order hijacking of LIBVLC.dll based on image loads from unexpected locations. License: https://github.com/Neo23x0/sigma/blob/master/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md.

Query · yara_l

events:
(re.regex($selection.target.process.file.full_path, `.*LIBVLC\.dll.*`) and re.regex($selection.target.process.file.full_path, `.*videolan.*`))

  condition:
    $selection
Raw source possible_libvlcdll_hijack_via_imageload · YARA-L
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Published by chronicle/detection-rules ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule possible_libvlcdll_hijack_via_imageload {
 meta:
    author = "SOC Prime Team, Fireeye"
    description = "Identifies possible DLL search order hijacking of LIBVLC.dll based on image loads from unexpected locations.  License: https://github.com/Neo23x0/sigma/blob/master/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md."
    reference = "https://tdm.socprime.com/tdm/info/2kasRzsrPd6f"
    version = "0.01"
    created = "2021-03-09"
    category = "image_load"
    product = "windows"
    mitre = "persistence, privilege_escalation, defense_evasion, t1574, t1574.001"

  events:
(re.regex($selection.target.process.file.full_path, `.*LIBVLC\.dll.*`) and re.regex($selection.target.process.file.full_path, `.*videolan.*`))

  condition:
    $selection
}

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