Sigma rule: Driver/DLL Installation Via Odbcconf.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7c83051ef85e, updated 2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Driver/DLL Installation Via Odbcconf.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-22
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_odbcconf_driver_install.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of "odbcconf" with "INSTALLDRIVER" which installs a new ODBC driver. Attackers abuse this to install and run malicious DLLs.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\odbcconf.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'odbcconf.exe'
selection_cli:
    # Note: The "/A" flag is not required to call a specific action
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'INSTALLDRIVER '
        - '.dll'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate driver DLLs being registered via "odbcconf" will generate false positives. Investigate the path of the DLL and its contents to determine if the action is authorized.

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218.008

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_odbcconf_driver_install.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Driver/DLL Installation Via Odbcconf.EXE" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_odbcconf_driver_install.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: Driver/DLL Installation Via Odbcconf.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-7c83051ef85e, updated 2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/3f5491e2-8db8-496b-9e95-1029fce852d4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 3f5491e2-8db8-496b-9e95-1029fce852d4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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