title: CreateRemoteThread API and LoadLibrary
id: 052ec6f6-1adc-41e6-907a-f1c813478bee
status: test
description: Detects potential use of CreateRemoteThread api and LoadLibrary function to inject DLL into a process
author: Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g
references:
  - https://threathunterplaybook.com/notebooks/windows/05_defense_evasion/WIN-180719170510.html
date: 2019/08/11
modified: 2021/11/27
logsource:
  product: windows
  category: create_remote_thread
detection:
  selection:
    StartModule|endswith: '\kernel32.dll'
    StartFunction: 'LoadLibraryA'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Unknown
level: critical
tags:
  - attack.defense_evasion
  - attack.t1055.001
