Powershell MsXml COM Object
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environment included in the Windows operating system. (Citation: TechNet PowerShell) Adversaries can use PowerShell to perform a number of actions, including discovery of information and execution of code
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "PowerShell Script Block Logged" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "New-Object" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "-ComObject" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "MsXml2." AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "XmlHttp" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.SCRIPTEXECUTED
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
frack113, MatilJ
