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Potential Mfdetours.DLL Sideloading

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Summary
The rule detects potential sideloading of the "mfdetours.dll" library, which can be exploited through the usage of the "mftrace.exe" tool. This tool allows malicious actors to attach to arbitrary processes and load a DLL named "mfdetours.dll" from any directory, including the current directory of execution. Such activity is indicative of privilege escalation or defense evasion tactics often employed by attackers. The detection logic involves monitoring loaded images and filtering based on legitimate paths typically associated with the Windows environment, specifically looking for instances where "mfdetours.dll" is loaded outside of these known safe paths. If it is found loaded from an unsafe directory, it triggers the alert.
Categories
  • Windows
  • Endpoint
Data Sources
  • Image
Created: 2023-08-03