Unsigned AppX Installation Attempt Using Add-AppxPackage

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects usage of the "Add-AppxPackage" or it's alias "Add-AppPackage" to install unsigned AppX packages

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\powershell.exe,\pwsh.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "PowerShell.EXE,pwsh.dll") AND COMMANDLINE contains "Add-AppPackage ,Add-AppxPackage " AND COMMANDLINE contains " -AllowUnsigned" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)