Exchange PowerShell Snapin Added
The Exchange Powershell Snapin was loaded on a host, this allows for a Exchange server management via PowerShell. Whilst this is a legitimate administrative tool it is abused by attackers to performs actions on a…
Description
The Exchange Powershell Snapin was loaded on a host, this allows for a Exchange server management via PowerShell. Whilst this is a legitimate administrative tool it is abused by attackers to performs actions on a compromised Exchange server. Hunt for unusual activity related to this Snapin including it being added on new hosts or by new accounts.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- IaaSLinuxmacOSOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- securityeventswindowssecurityevents
- Log source service
- securityevent
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
No references are available for this detection.
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 8afd1086-fc9a-4d26-b3ff-5c794c79a59a
- Tagged by the source as
- Collection
Licence
- Published under
- MIT LicenseRead the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- MITRead the origin licence
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Version
- 1