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Midnight Blizzard - suspicious rundll32.exe execution of vbscript

This query idenifies when rundll32.exe executes a specific set of inline VBScript commands References: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/03/04/goldmax-goldfinder-sibot-analyzing-nobelium-malware/

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Platform: Linux macOS Network Devices Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: securityevents windowsforwardedevents windowssecurityevents
Log source service: securityevent securityevents windowsevent

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Midnight Blizzard - suspicious rundll32.exe execution of vbscript

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