Suspicious PowerShell Download - Powershell Script

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects suspicious PowerShell download command

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "PowerShell Script Block Logged" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "System.Net.WebClient" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains ".DownloadFile(,.DownloadFileAsync(,.DownloadString(,.DownloadStringAsync(" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.SCRIPTEXECUTED

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)