PowerShell Script With File Hostname Resolving Capabilities

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects PowerShell scripts that have capabilities to read files, loop through them and resolve DNS host entries.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "PowerShell Script Block Logged" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "Get-content " AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "foreach" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostEntry" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "Out-File" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.SCRIPTEXECUTED

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)