Lazarus APT DLL Sideloading Activity

calendar Apr 28, 2026 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.persistence attack.execution attack.stealth attack.t1574.001 attack.g0032 detection.emerging-threats  ·
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Detects sideloading of trojanized DLLs used in Lazarus APT campaign in the case of a Spanish aerospace company

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 1title: Lazarus APT DLL Sideloading Activity
 2id: 24007168-a26b-4049-90d0-ce138e13a5cf
 3status: test
 4description: Detects sideloading of trojanized DLLs used in Lazarus APT campaign in the case of a Spanish aerospace company
 5references:
 6    - https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/lazarus-luring-employees-trojanized-coding-challenges-case-spanish-aerospace-company/
 7    - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-breach-aerospace-firm-with-new-lightlesscan-malware/
 8author: Thurein Oo, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 9date: 2023-10-18
10tags:
11    - attack.privilege-escalation
12    - attack.persistence
13    - attack.execution
14    - attack.stealth
15    - attack.t1574.001
16    - attack.g0032
17    - detection.emerging-threats
18logsource:
19    product: windows
20    category: image_load
21detection:
22    selection_mscoree:
23        Image: 'C:\ProgramShared\PresentationHost.exe'
24        ImageLoaded: ':\ProgramShared\mscoree.dll'
25    selection_colorui:
26        Image: 'C:\ProgramData\Adobe\colorcpl.exe'
27        ImageLoaded: 'C:\ProgramData\Adobe\colorui.dll'
28    selection_mapistub:
29        Image: 'C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\fixmapi.exe'
30        ImageLoaded: 'C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\mapistub.dll'
31    selection_hid:
32        Image: 'C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\tabcal.exe'
33        ImageLoaded: 'C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\HID.dll'
34    condition: 1 of selection_*
35falsepositives:
36    - Unlikely
37level: high

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