Loaded Module Enumeration Via Tasklist.EXE

calendar Aug 28, 2025 · attack.t1003 attack.credential-access  ·
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Detects the enumeration of a specific DLL or EXE being used by a binary via "tasklist.exe". This is often used by attackers in order to find the specific process identifier (PID) that is using the DLL in question. In order to dump the process memory or perform other nefarious actions.

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 1title: Loaded Module Enumeration Via Tasklist.EXE
 2id: 34275eb8-fa19-436b-b959-3d9ecd53fa1f
 3status: test
 4description: |
 5    Detects the enumeration of a specific DLL or EXE being used by a binary via "tasklist.exe".
 6    This is often used by attackers in order to find the specific process identifier (PID) that is using the DLL in question.
 7    In order to dump the process memory or perform other nefarious actions.    
 8references:
 9    - https://www.n00py.io/2021/05/dumping-plaintext-rdp-credentials-from-svchost-exe/
10    - https://pentestlab.blog/tag/svchost/
11author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel
12date: 2024-02-12
13modified: 2024-03-13
14tags:
15    - attack.t1003
16    - attack.credential-access
17logsource:
18    product: windows
19    category: process_creation
20detection:
21    selection_img:
22        - Image|endswith: '\tasklist.exe'
23        - OriginalFileName: 'tasklist.exe'
24    selection_flags:
25        CommandLine|contains|windash: '-m'
26    selection_module:
27        # Note: add other interesting modules or binaries
28        CommandLine|contains: 'rdpcorets.dll'
29    condition: all of selection_*
30falsepositives:
31    - Unknown
32level: medium

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