Suspicious PowerShell Invocation From Script Engines
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects suspicious powershell invocations from interpreters or unusual programs
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\wscript.exe,\cscript.exe" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\powershell.exe,\pwsh.exe") AND CWD notcontains "\Health Service State" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
