Sigma rule: Potential DLL Sideloading Via DeviceEnroller.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-fa4ae34d2265, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential DLL Sideloading Via DeviceEnroller.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
@gott_cyber
Date
2022-08-29
Modified
2023-02-04
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_deviceenroller_dll_sideloading.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of the PhoneDeepLink parameter to potentially sideload a DLL file that does not exist. This non-existent DLL file is named "ShellChromeAPI.dll".
Adversaries can drop their own renamed DLL and execute it via DeviceEnroller.exe using this parameter

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\deviceenroller.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'deviceenroller.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains: '/PhoneDeepLink'
condition: all of 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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_deviceenroller_dll_sideloading.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential DLL Sideloading Via DeviceEnroller.EXE" by @gott_cyber (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_deviceenroller_dll_sideloading.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: Potential DLL Sideloading Via DeviceEnroller.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-fa4ae34d2265, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e173ad47-4388-4012-ae62-bd13f71c18a8 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e173ad47-4388-4012-ae62-bd13f71c18a8, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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