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DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exe
Detects using register-cimprovider.exe to execute arbitrary dll file.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1574 Hijack Execution Flow |
| Stealth | T1574 Hijack Execution Flow |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaml
title: DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exe
id: a2910908-e86f-4687-aeba-76a5f996e652
status: test
description: Detects using register-cimprovider.exe to execute arbitrary dll file.
references:
- https://twitter.com/PhilipTsukerman/status/992021361106268161
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Register-cimprovider/
author: Ivan Dyachkov, Yulia Fomina, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-07
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1574
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\register-cimprovider.exe'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '-path'
- 'dll'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
Image|endswith: '\register-cimprovider.exe'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '-path'
- 'dll'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
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Image | ends_with |
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