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MediumSigmaHQ Margaritis Dimitrios (idea) +4

Potential Dropper Script Execution Via WScript/CScript/MSHTA

Detects wscript/cscript/mshta executions of scripts located in user directories

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS 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

Some installers might generate a similar behavior. An initial baseline is required

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
redcanary.com/blog/gootloader/	Security research	Only this detection cites it
thedfirreport.com/2023/10/30/netsupport-intrusion-results-in-domain-compromise/	Threat report	11from 3 sources
www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/06/malvertising-campaign-leads-to-info-stealers-hosted-on-github/	Threat report	2

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