Potential appverifUI.DLL Sideloading

 1title: Potential appverifUI.DLL Sideloading
 2id: ee6cea48-c5b6-4304-a332-10fc6446f484
 3status: test
 4description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "appverifUI.dll"
 5references:
 6    - https://web.archive.org/web/20220519091349/https://fatrodzianko.com/2020/02/15/dll-side-loading-appverif-exe/
 7author: X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2023-06-20
 9tags:
10    - attack.defense-evasion
11    - attack.privilege-escalation
12    - attack.t1574.001
13    - attack.t1574.002
14logsource:
15    category: image_load
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection:
19        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\appverifUI.dll'
20    filter_main_legit_path:
21        Image:
22            - 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\appverif.exe'
23            - 'C:\Windows\System32\appverif.exe'
24        ImageLoaded|startswith:
25            - 'C:\Windows\System32\'
26            - 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
27            - 'C:\Windows\WinSxS\'
28    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
29falsepositives:
30    - Unlikely
31level: high