Potential SmadHook.DLL Sideloading

calendar Apr 28, 2026 · attack.persistence attack.privilege-escalation attack.execution attack.stealth attack.t1574.001  ·
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Detects potential DLL sideloading of "SmadHook.dll", a DLL used by SmadAV antivirus

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 1title: Potential SmadHook.DLL Sideloading
 2id: 24b6cf51-6122-469e-861a-22974e9c1e5b
 3status: test
 4description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "SmadHook.dll", a DLL used by SmadAV antivirus
 5references:
 6    - https://research.checkpoint.com/2023/malware-spotlight-camaro-dragons-tinynote-backdoor/
 7    - https://www.qurium.org/alerts/targeted-malware-against-crph/
 8author: X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
 9date: 2023-06-01
10tags:
11    - attack.persistence
12    - attack.privilege-escalation
13    - attack.execution
14    - attack.stealth
15    - attack.t1574.001
16logsource:
17    category: image_load
18    product: windows
19detection:
20    selection:
21        ImageLoaded|endswith:
22            - '\SmadHook32c.dll'
23            - '\SmadHook64c.dll'
24    filter_main_legit_path:
25        Image:
26            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SMADAV\SmadavProtect32.exe'
27            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SMADAV\SmadavProtect64.exe'
28            - 'C:\Program Files\SMADAV\SmadavProtect32.exe'
29            - 'C:\Program Files\SMADAV\SmadavProtect64.exe'
30        ImageLoaded|startswith:
31            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SMADAV\'
32            - 'C:\Program Files\SMADAV\'
33    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
34falsepositives:
35    - Unlikely
36level: high

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