Potential DLL Sideloading Of Libcurl.DLL Via GUP.EXE — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2023-05-05 / not supplied.

{
  "category": "image_load",
  "product": "windows"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 038dd15e3c182d6999e89fae379ef540e24db2b46cd722eb4e4fd2656fd7253f

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: Potential DLL Sideloading Of Libcurl.DLL Via GUP.EXE
id: e49b5745-1064-4ac1-9a2e-f687bc2dd37e
status: test
description: Detects potential DLL sideloading of "libcurl.dll" by the "gup.exe" process from an uncommon location
references:
    - https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/fin7-target-veeam-servers
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-05
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1574.001
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\gup.exe'
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\libcurl.dll'
    filter_main_notepad_plusplus:
        Image|endswith: '\Notepad++\updater\GUP.exe'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

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False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/fin7-target-veeam-servers