DLL Load By System Process From Suspicious Locations (via image_load)

title: DLL Load By System Process From Suspicious Locations (via image_load)
id: ff1ebf83-7102-5b07-8af1-30f7bbc772b3
status: stable
description: This rule detects when a system process (i.e. located in system32, syswow64, etc.) loads a DLL from an anomalous location or a location with permissive permissions such as "C:\Users\Public"
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/
    - https://github.com/hackerhouse-opensource/iscsicpl_bypassUAC (Idea)
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-06
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1070
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: image_load
detection:
    selection:
        Image|startswith: 'C:\Windows\'
        ImageLoaded|startswith:
            - 'C:\Users\Public\'
            - 'C:\PerfLogs\'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium