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    Fondue.exe DLL Side-Loading APPWIZ.cpl from Public 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/)
    Ethan Andrews@eandrews
    •updated Jun 17, 2026•1•0•7

    Detects the legitimate Microsoft binary Fondue.exe loading APPWIZ.cpl from a non-standard public directory (C:\Users\Public\), indicating DLL side-loading, a technique observed in campaigns like Dropping Elephant.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

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    T1574.002 - DLL Side-LoadingG0040 - PatchworkT1574.001 - DLLTA0003 - PersistenceTA0004 - Privilege EscalationTA0005 - Defense EvasionProcess Module LoadWindowsCrowdstrike Falcon EDRWindows Eventlog Securitykql

    Found in

    • Dropping Elephant China-Themed Loader Chain EvolutionLast updated Jun 17, 2026

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