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Potential WinAPI Calls Via PowerShell Scripts
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
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Potential WinAPI Calls Via PowerShell Scripts
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Potential WinAPI Calls Via PowerShell Scripts
id: 03d83090-8cba-44a0-b02f-0b756a050306
related:
- id: ba3f5c1b-6272-4119-9dbd-0bc8d21c2702
type: similar
status: test
description: Detects use of WinAPI functions in PowerShell scripts
references:
- https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-powershell-abuse
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-06
modified: 2023-06-20
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1059.001
- attack.t1106
logsource:
product: windows
category: ps_script
definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
# Note: Add more suspicious combinations in the form of different selections
selection_injection:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- 'VirtualAlloc'
- 'OpenProcess'
- 'WriteProcessMemory'
- 'CreateRemoteThread'
selection_token_steal:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- 'OpenProcessToken'
- 'LookupPrivilegeValue'
- 'AdjustTokenPrivileges'
selection_duplicate_token:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- 'OpenProcessToken'
- 'DuplicateTokenEx'
- 'CloseHandle'
selection_process_write_read:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- 'WriteProcessMemory'
- 'VirtualAlloc'
- 'ReadProcessMemory'
- 'VirtualFree'
condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_win_api_susp_access.yml