{"id":"ebea773c-a8f1-42ad-a856-00cb221966e8","title":"DLL Sideloading by VMware Xfer Utility","description":"Detects execution of VMware Xfer utility (VMwareXferlogs.exe) from the non-default directory which may be an attempt to sideload arbitrary DLL","author":"Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2022-08-02","modified":"","tags":["attack.privilege-escalation","attack.persistence","attack.execution","attack.stealth","attack.t1574.001"],"technique_ids":["T1574.001"],"logsource":{"product":"windows","category":"process_creation"},"falsepositives":["Unlikely"],"references":["https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/lockbit-ransomware-side-loads-cobalt-strike-beacon-with-legitimate-vmware-utility/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dll_sideload_vmware_xfer.yml","source_sha256":"5b7e74198a8af429952f99d2e5773dcce53d926c1ec25cae43685b81eebb3f02","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dll_sideload_vmware_xfer.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: DLL Sideloading by VMware Xfer Utility\nid: ebea773c-a8f1-42ad-a856-00cb221966e8\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects execution of VMware Xfer utility (VMwareXferlogs.exe) from the non-default directory which may be an attempt to sideload arbitrary DLL\nreferences:\n    - https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/lockbit-ransomware-side-loads-cobalt-strike-beacon-with-legitimate-vmware-utility/\nauthor: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2022-08-02\ntags:\n    - attack.privilege-escalation\n    - attack.persistence\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1574.001\nlogsource:\n    product: windows\n    category: process_creation\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        Image|endswith: '\\VMwareXferlogs.exe'\n    filter: # VMware might be installed in another path so update the rule accordingly\n        Image|startswith: 'C:\\Program Files\\VMware\\'\n    condition: selection and not filter\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unlikely\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1574.001","id":"T1574.001","name":"DLL","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1574.001/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/ebea773c-a8f1-42ad-a856-00cb221966e8.json","kind":"sigma"}