Sigma Rule Library

Potential DLL Injection Via AccCheckConsole

Detects the execution "AccCheckConsole" a command-line tool for verifying the accessibility implementation of an application's UI. One of the tests that this checker can run are called "verification routine", which tests for things like Consistency, Navigation, etc. The tool allows a user to provide a DLL that can contain a custom "verification routine". An attacker can build such DLLs and pass it via the CLI, which would then be loaded in the context of the "AccCheckConsole" utility.

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Detection logic

selection_img

- Image|endswith: \AccCheckConsole.exe
- OriginalFileName: AccCheckConsole.exe

selection_cli

CommandLine|contains:
  - " -hwnd"
  - " -process "
  - " -window "

Condition

all of selection_*

Raw YAML

title: Potential DLL Injection Via AccCheckConsole
id: 0f6da907-5854-4be6-859a-e9958747b0aa
status: test
description: |
    Detects the execution "AccCheckConsole" a command-line tool for verifying the accessibility implementation of an application's UI.
    One of the tests that this checker can run are called "verification routine", which tests for things like Consistency, Navigation, etc.
    The tool allows a user to provide a DLL that can contain a custom "verification routine". An attacker can build such DLLs and pass it via the CLI, which would then be loaded in the context of the "AccCheckConsole" utility.
references:
    - https://gist.github.com/bohops/2444129419c8acf837aedda5f0e7f340
    - https://twitter.com/bohops/status/1477717351017680899?s=12
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/AccCheckConsole/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-01-06
modified: 2024-08-29
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - detection.threat-hunting
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\AccCheckConsole.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'AccCheckConsole.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' -hwnd'
            - ' -process '
            - ' -window '
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of the UI Accessibility Checker
level: medium

False positives

  • Legitimate use of the UI Accessibility Checker

References

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