Detection of PowerShell Execution via Sqlps.exe
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
This rule detects execution of a PowerShell code through the sqlps.exe utility, which is included in the standard set of utilities supplied with the MSSQL Server. Script blocks are not logged in this case, so this utility helps to bypass protection mechanisms based on the analysis of these logs.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\sqlps.exe" OR ((PROCESSNAME endswith "\sqlps.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "sqlps.exe") AND PARENTPROCESSNAME notendswith "\sqlagent.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
Agro (@agro_sev) oscd.community
