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"Image": "C:\\Users\\SwachchhandaP\\Downloads\\fsquirt.exe",
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"Description": "-",
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id: 8ee57597-baba-46bd-8a61-85ff51f7aab6
description: N/A
date: 2026-02-04
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
rule_metadata:
- id: 81909c5c-7cc6-4e0b-aea7-e1d4ab7abf0f
title: Potential Bthprops.Cpl Sideloading
regression_tests_info:
- name: Positive Detection Test
type: evtx
provider: Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon
match_count: 1
path: regression_data/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_bthprops_cpl/81909c5c-7cc6-4e0b-aea7-e1d4ab7abf0f.evtx
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"Name": "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon",
"Guid": "5770385F-C22A-43E0-BF4C-06F5698FFBD9"
}
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"Version": 5,
"Level": 4,
"Task": 1,
"Opcode": 0,
"Keywords": "0x8000000000000000",
"TimeCreated": {
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"SystemTime": "2026-02-04T08:52:58.205267Z"
}
},
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"Correlation": null,
"Execution": {
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"ProcessID": 776,
"ThreadID": 4344
}
},
"Channel": "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational",
"Computer": "srv-01.midgardnet.tech",
"Security": {
"#attributes": {
"UserID": "S-1-5-18"
}
}
},
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"UtcTime": "2026-02-04 08:52:58.203",
"ProcessGuid": "14207D89-08EA-6983-2A02-000000004402",
"ProcessId": 5696,
"Image": "C:\\Users\\SwachchhandaP\\Downloads\\taskhost.exe",
"FileVersion": "10.0.20348.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)",
"Description": "Windows Calculator",
"Product": "Microsoft® Windows® Operating System",
"Company": "Microsoft Corporation",
"OriginalFileName": "CALC.EXE",
"CommandLine": "taskhost.exe",
"CurrentDirectory": "C:\\Users\\SwachchhandaP\\Downloads\\",
"User": "MIDGARDNET\\SwachchhandaP",
"LogonGuid": "14207D89-057C-6983-A047-0C0000000000",
"LogonId": "0xc47a0",
"TerminalSessionId": 2,
"IntegrityLevel": "Medium",
"Hashes": "MD5=1FD4DD58C75D6F2EDCDB337EE686231E,SHA256=4208893C871D2499F184E3F0F2554DA89F451FA9E98D95FC9516C5AE8F2B3BBD,IMPHASH=8EEAA9499666119D13B3F44ECD77A729",
"ParentProcessGuid": "14207D89-08EA-6983-2902-000000004402",
"ParentProcessId": 1816,
"ParentImage": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe",
"ParentCommandLine": "cmd /c taskhost.exe",
"ParentUser": "MIDGARDNET\\SwachchhandaP"
}
}
}
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id: 0efa6f32-c1df-4053-91ca-cafc05416e79
description: N/A
date: 2026-02-04
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
rule_metadata:
- id: e4a6b256-3e47-40fc-89d2-7a477edd6915
title: System File Execution Location Anomaly
regression_tests_info:
- name: Positive Detection Test
type: evtx
provider: Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon
match_count: 1
path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_system_exe_anomaly/e4a6b256-3e47-40fc-89d2-7a477edd6915.evtx
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}
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"Version": 5,
"Level": 4,
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}
},
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"ProcessID": 776,
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}
},
"Channel": "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational",
"Computer": "srv-01.midgardnet.tech",
"Security": {
"#attributes": {
"UserID": "S-1-5-18"
}
}
},
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"UtcTime": "2026-02-04 08:47:45.987",
"ProcessGuid": "14207D89-07B1-6983-EA01-000000004402",
"ProcessId": 5592,
"Image": "C:\\Users\\SwachchhandaP\\Downloads\\svchost.exe",
"FileVersion": "10.0.20348.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)",
"Description": "Windows Calculator",
"Product": "Microsoft® Windows® Operating System",
"Company": "Microsoft Corporation",
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"CommandLine": ".\\svchost.exe",
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"User": "MIDGARDNET\\SwachchhandaP",
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"LogonId": "0xc47a0",
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"ParentImage": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe",
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id: 9cee7767-9219-40b3-b77e-dedf82957c94
description: N/A
date: 2026-02-04
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
rule_metadata:
- id: be58d2e2-06c8-4f58-b666-b99f6dc3b6cd
title: Suspicious Process Masquerading As SvcHost.EXE
regression_tests_info:
- name: Positive Detection Test
type: evtx
provider: Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon
match_count: 1
path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_svchost_masqueraded_execution/be58d2e2-06c8-4f58-b666-b99f6dc3b6cd.evtx
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- Internal Research
author: Sander Wiebing, Tim Shelton, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2020-05-26
modified: 2025-12-03
modified: 2026-02-04
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.t1036.005
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- '\explorer.exe'
- '\extrac32.exe'
- '\fontdrvhost.exe'
- '\fsquirt.exe' # was seen used by sidewinder APT - https://securelist.com/sidewinder-apt/114089/
- '\ipconfig.exe'
- '\iscsicli.exe'
- '\iscsicpl.exe'
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title: Potential Bthprops.Cpl Sideloading
id: 81909c5c-7cc6-4e0b-aea7-e1d4ab7abf0f
status: experimental
description: |
Detects potential DLL sideloading of bthprops.cpl, which can be abused by fsquirt.exe (Bluetooth File Transfer Wizard) to load a malicious DLL from a non-standard location.
references:
- https://github.com/mhaskar/FsquirtCPLPoC
- https://securelist.com/sidewinder-apt/114089/
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2026-02-04
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.persistence
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1574.001
logsource:
category: image_load
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ImageLoaded|endswith: '\bthprops.cpl'
filter_main_legitimate_paths:
ImageLoaded|startswith:
- 'C:\Windows\Prefetch\'
- 'C:\Windows\System32\'
- 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
- 'C:\Windows\WinSxS\'
filter_main_legit_signed:
OriginalFileName: bluetooth.cpl
Signature: Microsoft Windows
Signed: true
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_side_load_bthprops_cpl/info.yml
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- https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/inno-setup-malware-redline-stealer-campaign.html
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Patrick Bareiss, Anton Kutepov, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2017-11-27
modified: 2025-11-23
modified: 2026-02-04
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.t1036
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- '\dllhst3g.exe'
- '\dwm.exe'
- '\eventvwr.exe'
- '\fsquirt.exe' # was seen used by sidewinder APT - https://securelist.com/sidewinder-apt/114089/
- '\logonui.exe'
- '\LsaIso.exe'
- '\lsass.exe'
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falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_system_exe_anomaly/info.yml
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falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_svchost_masqueraded_execution/info.yml
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