{"id":"d7eb979b-c2b5-4a6f-a3a7-c87ce6763819","title":"Suspicious Control Panel DLL Load","description":"Detects suspicious Rundll32 execution from control.exe as used by Equation Group and Exploit Kits","author":"Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2017-04-15","modified":"2023-02-09","tags":["attack.stealth","attack.t1218.011"],"technique_ids":["T1218.011"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://twitter.com/rikvduijn/status/853251879320662017","https://twitter.com/felixw3000/status/853354851128025088"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rundll32_susp_control_dll_load.yml","source_sha256":"4c59ad3826afb019e6fc10c13a62110dc83480f70a947592103cdd13273d18f1","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rundll32_susp_control_dll_load.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Suspicious Control Panel DLL Load\nid: d7eb979b-c2b5-4a6f-a3a7-c87ce6763819\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects suspicious Rundll32 execution from control.exe as used by Equation Group and Exploit Kits\nreferences:\n    - https://twitter.com/rikvduijn/status/853251879320662017\n    - https://twitter.com/felixw3000/status/853354851128025088\nauthor: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2017-04-15\nmodified: 2023-02-09\ntags:\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1218.011\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_parent:\n        ParentImage|endswith: '\\System32\\control.exe'\n    selection_img:\n        - Image|endswith: '\\rundll32.exe'\n        - OriginalFileName: 'RUNDLL32.EXE'\n    filter:\n        CommandLine|contains: 'Shell32.dll'\n    condition: all of selection_* and not filter\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1218.011","id":"T1218.011","name":"Rundll32","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1218.011/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/d7eb979b-c2b5-4a6f-a3a7-c87ce6763819.json","kind":"sigma"}