Microsoft VBA For Outlook Addin Loaded Via Outlook

 1title: Microsoft VBA For Outlook Addin Loaded Via Outlook
 2id: 9a0b8719-cd3c-4f0a-90de-765a4cb3f5ed
 3status: test
 4description: Detects outlvba (Microsoft VBA for Outlook Addin) DLL being loaded by the outlook process
 5references:
 6    - https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-persistence-via-microsoft-exchange-server-or-outlook?slide=58
 7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2023-02-08
 9modified: 2024-03-12
10tags:
11    - attack.execution
12    - attack.t1204.002
13logsource:
14    category: image_load
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection:
18        Image|endswith: '\outlook.exe'
19        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\outlvba.dll'
20    condition: selection
21falsepositives:
22    - Legitimate macro usage. Add the appropriate filter according to your environment
23level: medium

References

• Hunting for persistence via Microsoft Exchange Server or Outlook

  

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