Sigma rule: Potential WWlib.DLL Sideloading

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f2f96292f845, updated 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential WWlib.DLL Sideloading
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-18
File
rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_wwlib.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "wwlib.dll"

Log source

product
windows
category
image_load

Detection

selection:
    ImageLoaded|endswith: '\wwlib.dll'
filter_main_path:
    Image|startswith:
        - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\'
        - 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\'
    Image|endswith: '\winword.exe'
    ImageLoaded|startswith:
        - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\'
        - 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • 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_wwlib.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential WWlib.DLL Sideloading" by X__Junior (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_wwlib.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 WWlib.DLL Sideloading",
entity page, dataset version ref-f2f96292f845, updated 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e2e01011-5910-4267-9c3b-4149ed5479cf (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e2e01011-5910-4267-9c3b-4149ed5479cf, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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