ATT&CKReferencesStewart 2014

Stewart 2014

Stewart, A. (2014). DLL SIDE-LOADING: A Thorn in the Side of the Anti-Virus Industry. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

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Not cited by any technique.

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None recorded.

Software0

None recorded.

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None recorded.

Procedure examples1

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1574.001
DLL
MalwarePlugX

PlugX has the ability to use DLL search order hijacking for installation on targeted systems. PlugX has also used DLL side-loading to evade anti-virus. PlugX has also used a legitimately signed executable to side-load a malicious payload within a DLL file.

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