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Invoke-Obfuscation STDIN+ Launcher

Detects Obfuscated use of stdin to execute PowerShell

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Jonathan Cheong, oscd.communityCreated Thu Oct 15Updated Mon Apr 156c96fc76-0eb1-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002windows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        # Example 1: c:\windows\sYstEm32\CmD.eXE /C"echO\Invoke-Expression (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString | POwersHELl -NoEXiT -"
        # Example 2: c:\WiNDOws\sysTEm32\cmd.EXe /C " ECHo Invoke-Expression (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString | POwersHELl -nol ${EXEcUtIONCONTeXT}.INvOkEComMANd.InvOKEScRIPt( $InpUt )"
        CommandLine|re: 'cmd.{0,5}(?:/c|/r).+powershell.+(?:\$\{?input\}?|noexit).+\"'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
6c96fc76-0eb1-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Thu Oct 15
Modified
Mon Apr 15
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_invoke_obfuscation_stdin.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.t1027attack.executionattack.t1059.001
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