Sigma rule: CreateRemoteThread API and LoadLibrary

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5ac85404156e, updated 2024-01-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
CreateRemoteThread API and LoadLibrary
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g
Date
2019-08-11
Modified
2024-01-22
File
rules-threat-hunting/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_loadlibrary.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential use of CreateRemoteThread api and LoadLibrary function to inject DLL into a process

Log source

product
windows
category
create_remote_thread

Detection

selection:
    StartModule|endswith: '\kernel32.dll'
    StartFunction: 'LoadLibraryA'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1055.001
  • detection.threat-hunting

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_loadlibrary.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CreateRemoteThread API and LoadLibrary" by Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_loadlibrary.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: CreateRemoteThread API and LoadLibrary",
entity page, dataset version ref-5ac85404156e, updated 2024-01-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/052ec6f6-1adc-41e6-907a-f1c813478bee (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 052ec6f6-1adc-41e6-907a-f1c813478bee, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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