VMMap Unsigned Dbghelp.DLL Potential Sideloading
Detects potential DLL sideloading of an unsigned dbghelp.dll by the Sysinternals VMMap.
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1title: VMMap Unsigned Dbghelp.DLL Potential Sideloading
2id: 273a8dd8-3742-4302-bcc7-7df5a80fe425
3related:
4 - id: 98ffaed4-aec2-4e04-9b07-31492fe68b3d
5 type: similar
6status: test
7description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of an unsigned dbghelp.dll by the Sysinternals VMMap.
8references:
9 - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sysinternals-blog/zoomit-v7-1-procdump-2-0-for-linux-process-explorer-v17-05/ba-p/3884766
10author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
11date: 2023-07-28
12modified: 2023-09-05
13tags:
14 - attack.defense-evasion
15 - attack.persistence
16 - attack.privilege-escalation
17 - attack.t1574.001
18logsource:
19 category: image_load
20 product: windows
21detection:
22 selection:
23 ImageLoaded|contains: 'C:\Debuggers\dbghelp.dll'
24 Image|endswith:
25 - '\vmmap.exe'
26 - '\vmmap64.exe'
27 filter_main_signed:
28 Signed: 'true'
29 condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
30falsepositives:
31 - Unknown
32level: high
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