Potential Malicious AppX Package Installation Attempts
Detects potential installation or installation attempts of known malicious appx packages
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- appxdeployment_server
Known benign triggers
- Rare occasions where a malicious package uses the exact same name and version as a legitimate application.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| forensicitguy.github.io/analyzing-magnitude-magniber-appx/ | Only this detection cites it |
| news.sophos.com/en-us/2021/11/11/bazarloader-call-me-back-attack-abuses-windows-10-apps-mechanism/ | 6 |
| www.sentinelone.com/labs/inside-malicious-windows-apps-for-malware-deployment/ | 9 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 09d3b48b-be17-47f5-bf4e-94e7e75d09ce
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1