PowerShell Script With File Hostname Resolving Capabilities
Detects PowerShell scripts that have capabilities to read files, loop through them and resolve DNS host entries.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
Known benign triggers
- The same functionality can be implemented by admin scripts, correlate with name and creator
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| labs.withsecure.com/publications/fin7-target-veeam-servers | 13 |
| www.fortypoundhead.com/showcontent.asp?artid=24022 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- fbc5e92f-3044-4e73-a5c6-1c4359b539de
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.exfiltration
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1