title: Windows Spooler Service Suspicious Binary Load
id: 02fb90de-c321-4e63-a6b9-25f4b03dfd14
status: experimental
description: Detect DLL Load from Spooler Service backup folder
references:
    - https://github.com/hhlxf/PrintNightmare
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2021-1675
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2021-34527
author: FPT.EagleEye, Thomas Patzke (improvements)
date: 2021/06/29
modified: 2021/08/24
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - attack.privilege_escalation
    - attack.t1574
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: 'spoolsv.exe'
        ImageLoaded|contains: '\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\'
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Loading of legitimate driver
level: informational