Sigma rule: Aruba Network Service Potential DLL Sideloading

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6cfbb95b9c8b, updated 2023-03-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Aruba Network Service Potential DLL Sideloading
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-01-22
Modified
2023-03-15
File
rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_aruba_networks_virtual_intranet_access.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential DLL sideloading activity via the Aruba Networks Virtual Intranet Access "arubanetsvc.exe" process using DLL Search Order Hijacking

Log source

product
windows
category
image_load

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\arubanetsvc.exe'
    ImageLoaded|endswith:
        - '\wtsapi32.dll'
        - '\msvcr100.dll'
        - '\msvcp100.dll'
        - '\dbghelp.dll'
        - '\dbgcore.dll'
        - '\wininet.dll'
        - '\iphlpapi.dll'
        - '\version.dll'
        - '\cryptsp.dll'
        - '\cryptbase.dll'
        - '\wldp.dll'
        - '\profapi.dll'
        - '\sspicli.dll'
        - '\winsta.dll'
        - '\dpapi.dll'
filter:
    ImageLoaded|startswith:
        - 'C:\Windows\System32\'
        - 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
        - 'C:\Windows\WinSxS\'
condition: selection and not filter

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/image_load/image_load_side_load_aruba_networks_virtual_intranet_access.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Aruba Network Service Potential DLL Sideloading" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_aruba_networks_virtual_intranet_access.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: Aruba Network Service Potential DLL Sideloading",
entity page, dataset version ref-6cfbb95b9c8b, updated 2023-03-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/90ae0469-0cee-4509-b67f-e5efcef040f7 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 90ae0469-0cee-4509-b67f-e5efcef040f7, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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