Possible Privilege Escalation Attempt Through .Exe.Local Technique (via file_event)
This rule detects potential privilege escalation attempt via the creation of the "*.Exe.Local" folder inside the "System32" directory to sideload "comctl32.dll"
SigmahighWindowsv1
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