Sigma rule: DHCP Server Loaded the CallOut DLL

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-304e007d9b3f, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
DHCP Server Loaded the CallOut DLL
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Dimitrios Slamaris
Date
2017-05-15
Modified
2022-12-25
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/microsoft_windows_dhcp_server/win_system_susp_dhcp_config.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

This rule detects a DHCP server in which a specified Callout DLL (in registry) was loaded

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 1033
    Provider_Name: Microsoft-Windows-DHCP-Server
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1574.001

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/windows/builtin/system/microsoft_windows_dhcp_server/win_system_susp_dhcp_config.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "DHCP Server Loaded the CallOut DLL" by Dimitrios Slamaris (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/microsoft_windows_dhcp_server/win_system_susp_dhcp_config.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: DHCP Server Loaded the CallOut DLL",
entity page, dataset version ref-304e007d9b3f, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/13fc89a9-971e-4ca6-b9dc-aa53a445bf40 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 13fc89a9-971e-4ca6-b9dc-aa53a445bf40, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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