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Root Certificate Installed - PowerShell

Adversaries may install a root certificate on a compromised system to avoid warnings when connecting to adversary controlled web servers.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
LinuxmacOSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
windows
Log source category
ps_script

Known benign triggers

  • Help Desk or IT may need to manually add a corporate Root CA on occasion. Need to test if GPO push doesn't trigger FP

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