Potential AVKkid.DLL Sideloading

 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.defense-evasion
11    - attack.privilege-escalation
12    - attack.t1574.001
13logsource:
14    category: image_load
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection:
18        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\AVKkid.dll'
19    filter_main_legit_path:
20        Image|contains:
21            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\G DATA\'
22            - 'C:\Program Files\G DATA\'
23        Image|endswith: '\AVKKid.exe'
24        ImageLoaded|startswith:
25            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\G DATA\'
26            - 'C:\Program Files\G DATA\'
27    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
28falsepositives:
29    - Unknown
30level: medium

References

• Beyond the Horizon: Traveling the World on Camaro Dragon’s USB Flash Drives - Check Point Research

  

  Executive summary Introduction In early 2023, CPIRT investigated an incident at a European hospital. The investigation showed that the malicious activity observed was likely not targeted but was simply collateral damage from Camaro Dragon’s self-propagating malware infections spreading via USB drives. Camaro Dragon is a Chinese-based espionage threat actor whose operations are actively focused on […]

  
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