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    Screening Serpens - Hiring Portal DLL Sideloading

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated Jun 19, 2026•0•0•2

    Identifies 'setup.exe' originating from a 'Hiring Portal' directory loading the 'UpdateChecker.dll'. This behavior is indicative of DLL sideloading, a technique used by the 'Screening Serpens' APT group.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1574.001 - DLL SideloadingTA0003 - PersistenceTA0004 - Privilege EscalationTA0005 - Defense EvasionProcess Module LoadCommand ExecutionWindowsWindows Defender Atpkql

    Found in

    • Screening Serpens 2026 Espionage Campaign AnalysisLast updated May 26, 2026

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