PSScriptPolicyTest Creation By Uncommon Process
Detects the creation of the "PSScriptPolicyTest" PowerShell script by an uncommon process. This file is usually generated by Microsoft Powershell to test against Applocker.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/stopping-powershell-without-powershell/ | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 1027d292-dd87-4a1a-8701-2abe04d7783c
- 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