Techniques › T1218.008 › AN1335
AN1335 Analytic 1335
Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Identifies abuse of odbcconf.exe to execute malicious DLLs using the REGSVR command flag. Behavior chain: (1) Process creation of odbcconf.exe with /REGSVR or /A {REGSVR ...} arguments → (2) DLL load by odbcconf.exe of non-standard or unsigned modules → (3) Optional follow-on process creation or network activity from loaded DLL.</p>
- Detects
- T1218.008 Odbcconf
- Part of
- DET0486 Detecting Odbcconf Proxy Execution of Malicious DLLs
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| WinEventLog:Security | EventCode=4688 | DC0032 Process Creation |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=7 | DC0016 Module Load |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=3, 22 | DC0082 Network Connection Creation |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
ParentProcessName | List of approved processes that may legitimately invoke odbcconf.exe |
AllowedCommandPatterns | Known-good odbcconf.exe arguments in the environment |
TimeWindow | Time range for correlating module loads and network activity after odbcconf.exe execution |
ApprovedModuleHashes | Baseline of legitimate DLLs loaded by odbcconf.exe |