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    Pay2Key 7za DLL Hijack: Extract powrprof.dll into Avast Directory

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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 27, 2026•0•0•2

    Detects the use of 7za to extract archives into the Avast Software directory, a behavior observed in Pay2Key ransomware campaigns to perform DLL hijacking for execution, persistence, or privilege escalation.

    Splunk (SPL)

    Tags

    T1574.001 - DLL Search Order HijackingT1027.015 - CompressionS0556 - Pay2KeyTA0003 - PersistenceTA0004 - Privilege EscalationTA0005 - Defense EvasionProcess CreationFile CreationMalware DetectedWindowsWindows SysmonWindows Eventlog Securityspl

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