Potential AVKkid.DLL Sideloading

calendar Oct 23, 2025 · attack.persistence attack.defense-evasion attack.privilege-escalation attack.t1574.001  ·
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Detects potential DLL sideloading of "AVKkid.dll"

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 1title: Potential AVKkid.DLL Sideloading
 2id: 952ed57c-8f99-453d-aee0-53a49c22f95d
 3status: test
 4description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "AVKkid.dll"
 5references:
 6    - https://research.checkpoint.com/2023/beyond-the-horizon-traveling-the-world-on-camaro-dragons-usb-flash-drives/
 7author: X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2023-08-03
 9tags:
10    - attack.persistence
11    - attack.defense-evasion
12    - attack.privilege-escalation
13    - attack.t1574.001
14logsource:
15    category: image_load
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection:
19        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\AVKkid.dll'
20    filter_main_legit_path:
21        Image|contains:
22            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\G DATA\'
23            - 'C:\Program Files\G DATA\'
24        Image|endswith: '\AVKKid.exe'
25        ImageLoaded|startswith:
26            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\G DATA\'
27            - 'C:\Program Files\G DATA\'
28    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
29falsepositives:
30    - Unknown
31level: medium

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