Sigma rule: DNS Server Error Failed Loading the ServerLevelPluginDLL

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-82160e6ac32c, updated 2023-02-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
DNS Server Error Failed Loading the ServerLevelPluginDLL
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2017-05-08
Modified
2023-02-05
File
rules/windows/builtin/dns_server/win_dns_server_susp_server_level_plugin_dll.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a DNS server error in which a specified plugin DLL (in registry) could not be loaded

Log source

product
windows
service
dns-server

Detection

selection:
    EventID:
        - 150
        - 770
        - 771
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

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/builtin/dns_server/win_dns_server_susp_server_level_plugin_dll.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "DNS Server Error Failed Loading the ServerLevelPluginDLL" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/dns_server/win_dns_server_susp_server_level_plugin_dll.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: DNS Server Error Failed Loading the ServerLevelPluginDLL",
entity page, dataset version ref-82160e6ac32c, updated 2023-02-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/cbe51394-cd93-4473-b555-edf0144952d9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule cbe51394-cd93-4473-b555-edf0144952d9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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