Emerging Threathightest
Potential APT FIN7 POWERHOLD Execution
Detects execution of the POWERHOLD script seen used by FIN7 as reported by WithSecureLabs
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Launch
Emerging Threat
Active Threat
Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.
Log Source
WindowsPowerShell Script
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryPowerShell Script← raw: ps_script
Definition
bade5735-5ab0-4aa7-a642-a11be0e40872
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- '$env:APPDATA'
- 'function MainPayload'
- '::WriteAllBytes'
- 'wscript.exe'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Sub-techniques
Groups
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
71c432c4-e4da-4eab-ba49-e60ea9a81bca
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Thu May 04
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/FIN7/posh_ps_apt_fin7_powerhold.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.t1059.001attack.g0046detection.emerging-threats