Sigma rule: Odbcconf.EXE Suspicious DLL Location

Rule

Title

Odbcconf.EXE Suspicious DLL Location

Status

test

Level

high

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Date

2023-05-22

Modified

2023-05-26

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_odbcconf_exec_susp_locations.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of "odbcconf" where the path of the DLL being registered is located in a potentially suspicious location.

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\odbcconf.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'odbcconf.exe'
selection_cli:
    # Note: Add more suspicious locations
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ':\PerfLogs\'
        - ':\ProgramData\'
        - ':\Temp\'
        - ':\Users\Public\'
        - ':\Windows\Registration\CRMLog'
        - ':\Windows\System32\com\dmp\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\FxsTmp\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\spool\SERVERS\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks_Migrated\'
        - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\com\dmp\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\FxsTmp\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\'
        - ':\Windows\Tasks\'
        - ':\Windows\Temp\'
        - ':\Windows\Tracing\'
        - '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
        - '\AppData\Roaming\'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unlikely

Tags

• attack.stealth
• attack.t1218.008

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1218.008

References

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/odbc/odbcconf-exe?view=sql-server-ver16
• https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/17/h/backdoor-carrying-emails-set-sights-on-russian-speaking-businesses.html
• https://securityintelligence.com/posts/raspberry-robin-worm-dridex-malware/

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_exec_susp_locations.yml