DLL Side-Loading: Another Blind-Spot for Anti-Virus

http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technic...oading-another-blind-spot-for-anti-virus.html

 

I must say that I don´t completely understand it. Will this also bypass HIPS?

Can anyone explain, of course as simple as possible?

 

It involves a legitimate program loading a malicious DLL. If your HIPS watches DLL loads, you might catch this.

 

Here's another article on the PlugX malware mentioned in the paper.

 

Another article on PlugX malware