Remote PowerShell Session Host Process (WinRM)

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects remote PowerShell sections by monitoring for wsmprovhost (WinRM host process) as a parent or child process (sign of an active PowerShell remote session).

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\wsmprovhost.exe" OR PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\wsmprovhost.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g