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Potential Persistence Via PowerShell User Profile Using Add-Content

Detects calls to "Add-Content" cmdlet in order to modify the content of the user profile and potentially adding suspicious commands for persistence

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
Windows

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

  • Legitimate administration and tuning scripts that aim to add functionality to a user PowerShell session

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