Detected Windows Software Discovery - PowerShell

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Adversaries may attempt to enumerate software for a variety of reasons, such as figuring out what security measures are present or if the compromised system has a version of software that is vulnerable.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "PowerShell Script Block Logged" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "get-itemProperty" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "\software" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "select-object" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "format-table" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.SCRIPTEXECUTED

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community