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Network Library Load via LdrLoadDLL

Identifies the load of a networking library by calling directly the LdrLoadDLL windows API and from an unsigned module.

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Detection Logic

sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=1m
 [library where not dll.code_signature.status == "trusted" and 
  not user.id : ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20") and 
  not dll.path : ("?:\\Program Files\\*", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*", "?:\\Windows\\*") and 
  not process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\*", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*") and
  not dll.hash.sha256 in ("4bbe61307e8baa6e782c271361a41905f8ef2f7cdf62fa8fb4f4844860f3dc3d",
                          "5bcea56e9f25b53dfbf71d41f157647263a71754fb5c3b8b607c34c4d66d2e26",
                          "14da1fbca85ff2b8ac19ab63f4b7019614865ce8d87bce68100c97174b786ff5")] as event0
 [library where
   dll.name : ("ws2_32.dll", "winhttp.dll", "wininet.dll") and 
   _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry, $entry.symbol_info : "*LdrLoadDLL*") and
    stringcontains~(process.thread.Ext.call_stack_summary, concat("ntdll.dll
| ", event0.dll.name)) and
   not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry,
                                                   $entry.symbol_info : ("*LoadLibrary*",
                                                                         "*LdrResolveDelayLoadedAPI*",
                                                                         "*hmpalert.dll!CVCCP*",
                                                                         "*LdrGetProcedureAddressEx*",
                                                                         "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.dll*",
                                                                         "?:\\Program Files\\*.dll*",
                                                                         "*KernelBase.dll!CreateProcess*")) and
   /* Managed Code, Cynet MemScanner, xSecuritas, Mcafee */
   not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry,
                    $entry.callsite_trailing_bytes :
                         ("*8945b4488bcce82c000000908b45b4488b55a8c6420c01488b55a8488b*",
                          "48898424e80300004883bc24e803000000750eff94247e030000898424f0030000eb30488d8c2430010000ff94248e03000048898424e80300004883bc24e803",
                          "8bd885db751eff55c88945f8eb168d8592fdffff50ff55d08bd885db7506ff55c88945f856ff55bc85db0f847601000080bd82fcffff0074508b45fc05a00000",
                          "488b55a8c6420c01833d8bbeb25f007406ff1593c7b25f8945b4488bcce82c000000908b45b4488b55a8c6420c01488b55a8488b8d70ffffff48894a10488d65", 
                          "2048894538488b4d1048c1e103488b7d38488b7550f3a44c8b4d284d8b49484c8b45284d8b4040488b5528488b5220488b4d28488b8988000000ff95a0000000",
                          "83c4209d61c38b1890906683fb1875158b580485db740e8b5b0c81fb33003200750331dbc331db4bc30000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000")) and
   not process.code_signature.subject_name : ("ZOHO Corporation Private Limited", "Sophos Ltd", "Electronic Arts, Inc.", "Epic Games Inc.")]
  [network where event.action == "connection_attempted" and 
   not cidrmatch(destination.ip, "10.0.0.0/8", "127.0.0.0/8", "169.254.0.0/16", "172.16.0.0/12", "192.0.0.0/24",
       "192.0.0.0/29", "192.0.0.8/32", "192.0.0.9/32", "192.0.0.10/32", "192.0.0.170/32", "192.0.0.171/32",
       "192.0.2.0/24", "192.31.196.0/24", "192.52.193.0/24", "192.168.0.0/16", "192.88.99.0/24", "224.0.0.0/4",
       "100.64.0.0/10", "192.175.48.0/24","198.18.0.0/15", "198.51.100.0/24", "203.0.113.0/24", "240.0.0.0/4", "::1",
       "FE80::/10", "FF00::/8")]

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