Suspicious Encoded PowerShell Command Line
Detects suspicious powershell process starts with base64 encoded commands (e.g. Emotet)
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
- process_creation
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 |
|---|---|
| app.any.run/tasks/6217d77d-3189-4db2-a957-8ab239f3e01e | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- ca2092a1-c273-4878-9b4b-0d60115bf5ea
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Version
- 2