BIOC Low

DLL sideloading attack using Xwizard

Xwizard has a known DLL-sideloading vulnerability, which involves moving the legitimate Xwizard.exe file into a new directory along with a malicious Xwizard.dll file. This is a possible indicator of an attacker preparing to execute a DLL-sideloading attack.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Agent event type:
Process execution
Category:
Evasion
Status:
Enabled
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Hijack Execution Flow: DLL (T1574.001)
Indicator:

Process action type = execution AND target process path != *\windows\system32\xwizard.exe AND *\windows\syswow64\xwizard.exe AND *\windows\winsxs\ AND target process name = xwizard.exe

Preventable: yes