Potential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "chrome_frame_helper.dll"

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 1title: Potential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading
 2id: 72ca7c75-bf85-45cd-aca7-255d360e423c
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "chrome_frame_helper.dll"
 5references:
 6    - https://hijacklibs.net/entries/3rd_party/google/chrome_frame_helper.html
 7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Wietze Beukema (project and research)
 8date: 2022/08/17
 9modified: 2023/05/15
10tags:
11    - attack.defense_evasion
12    - attack.persistence
13    - attack.privilege_escalation
14    - attack.t1574.001
15    - attack.t1574.002
16logsource:
17    category: image_load
18    product: windows
19detection:
20    selection:
21        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\chrome_frame_helper.dll'
22    filter_main_path:
23        ImageLoaded|startswith:
24            - 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\'
25            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\'
26    filter_optional_user_path:
27        ImageLoaded|contains: '\AppData\local\Google\Chrome\Application\'
28    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_*
29falsepositives:
30    - Unknown
31level: medium

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