UAC Bypass Using IDiagnostic Profile - File

calendar Apr 28, 2026 · attack.execution attack.privilege-escalation attack.t1548.002  ·
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Detects the creation of a file by "dllhost.exe" in System32 directory part of "IDiagnosticProfileUAC" UAC bypass technique

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 1title: UAC Bypass Using IDiagnostic Profile - File
 2id: 48ea844d-19b1-4642-944e-fe39c2cc1fec
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the creation of a file by "dllhost.exe" in System32 directory part of "IDiagnosticProfileUAC" UAC bypass technique
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/Wh04m1001/IDiagnosticProfileUAC
 7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2022-07-03
 9tags:
10    - attack.execution
11    - attack.privilege-escalation
12    - attack.t1548.002
13logsource:
14    product: windows
15    category: file_event
16detection:
17    selection:
18        Image|endswith: '\DllHost.exe'
19        TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\'
20        TargetFilename|endswith: '.dll'
21    condition: selection
22falsepositives:
23    - Unknown
24level: high

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