Prohibited Applications Spawning cmd.exe or powershell.exe

Hunts for commonly utilized Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Publisher, etc) and other programs known to malicious launch powershell or cmd, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox.

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

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Detection rules

Prohibited Applications Spawning cmd.exe or powershell.exe

Detection logic

Detection requirements

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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