Potential Encoded PowerShell Patterns In CommandLine

Detects specific combinations of encoding methods in PowerShell via the commandline

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Detection requirements

Platform: ESXi Linux macOS Network Devices Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Unknown

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-powershell-abuse?slide=65	Unclassified	3

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Detection rules

Potential Encoded PowerShell Patterns In CommandLine

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules