Suspicious Interactive PowerShell as SYSTEM
This rule detects the creation of specific files that indicate interactive PowerShell usage within the SYSTEM user context. The rule looks for the creation of 'ConsoleHost_history.txt' or 'StartupProfileData-Interactive' files in the 'C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadLine\' or 'C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\' directories respectively. The presence of these files in the SYSTEM profile suggests that PowerShell was used interactively by the SYSTEM account, which is highly unusual and could indicate privilege escalation or malicious activity.
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