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TechniquesT1137.002 › AN0881

AN0881 Analytic 0881

Office Suite · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Office application auto-loads a non-standard DLL during startup triggered via Office Test Registry key, often without macro warning banners. DLL persistence mechanism circumvents traditional macro defenses.</p>
Detects
T1137.002 Office Test
Part of
DET0315 Detect Persistence via Office Test Registry DLL Injection

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 sourceChannelData component
m365:unifiedNon-standard Office startup component detected (e.g., unexpected DLL path)DC0016 Module Load
m365:officeStartup execution includes non-default componentDC0064 Command Execution

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.

FieldDescription
TrustedLocationBypassDLL may be placed in location trusted by Office configuration or signed to evade alerts
AuditPolicyScopeOnly specific tenants or users may have Office auditing enabled at granular DLL load level