PowerShell Script Run in AppData
Detects a suspicious command line execution that invokes PowerShell with reference to an AppData folder
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
Known benign triggers
- Administrative scripts
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/f87f1c4e-47e2-4c46-9cf4-31454c06ce03 | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/JohnLaTwC/status/1082851155481288706 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- ac175779-025a-4f12-98b0-acdaeb77ea85
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1