Suspicious Get-Variable.exe Creation
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Get-Variable is a valid PowerShell cmdlet WindowsApps is by default in the path where PowerShell is executed. So when the Get-Variable command is issued on PowerShell execution, the system first looks for the Get-Variable executable in the path and executes the malicious binary instead of looking for the PowerShell cmdlet.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "File Created or Modified" AND FILENAME endswith "Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Get-Variable.exe" OR OBJECTNAME endswith "Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Get-Variable.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.FILENAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
frack113
