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T1218.012 · Verclsid

🎯 Stealth Windows Sub-technique

Sub-technique of T1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution.

Adversaries may abuse verclsid.exe to proxy execution of malicious code. Verclsid.exe is known as the Extension CLSID Verification Host and is responsible for verifying each shell extension before they are used by Windows Explorer or the Windows Shell.(Citation: WinOSBite verclsid.exe) Adversaries ...

How to detect & mitigate it

Detecting Verclsid starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.

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