Potential TerminalFix Cloudflare Lure in PowerShell
Identifies PowerShell script blocks that print a fake Cloudflare verification lure. TerminalFix pages instruct the victim to paste a command into Windows Terminal or PowerShell. The script presents messages such as…
Description
Identifies PowerShell script blocks that print a fake Cloudflare verification lure. TerminalFix pages instruct the victim to paste a command into Windows Terminal or PowerShell. The script presents messages such as "Cloudflare verification", "Cloudflare ID:", or "I am not a robot" while it stages a payload. Review the full script block for download, extraction, and follow-on execution.
Detection logic
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Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source category
- event_index
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 |
|---|---|
| www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/28/terminalfix-campaign-deploys-reverse-tunnel-through-multistage-intrusion/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- a4071476-76c8-4dc4-a3e2-956148d22aa2
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: PowerShell LogsDomain: EndpointOS: WindowsPlatform: WindowsResources: Investigation GuideRule Type: Custom Query (KQL)Tactic: ExecutionTactic: Initial AccessThreat: ClickFixUse Case: Threat Detection
Licence
- Published under
- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 29, 2026
- Version
- 1