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Indexed Rules

3,707

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Backends

17

Live from sigconverter.io

CLI Versions

10

Newest: 2.0.2

Translation Workspace

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Active Rule

Powershell XML Execute Command

Target Profile

Splunk

Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries

Format Mode

Default

Plain SPL queries

Conversion Output

Powershell XML Execute Command

Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2

Translation controls

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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Powershell XML Execute Command
id: 6c6c6282-7671-4fe9-a0ce-a2dcebdc342b
status: test
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
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1059.001/T1059.001.md#atomic-test-8---powershell-xml-requests
author: frack113
date: 2022-01-19
modified: 2023-01-19
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
    selection_xml:
        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
            - 'New-Object'
            - 'System.Xml.XmlDocument'
            - '.Load'
    selection_exec:
        ScriptBlockText|contains:
            - 'IEX '
            - 'Invoke-Expression '
            - 'Invoke-Command '
            - 'ICM -'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administrative script
level: medium

CLI command

Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.

sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_xml_iex.yml