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    Suspicious PowerShell Download and Rundll32 Execution

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ethan Andrews@eandrews
    •updated May 27, 2026•12•0•82

    Detects PowerShell utilizing Invoke-WebRequest (iwr) to download a payload and subsequently executing it via Start-Process using rundll32 with the specific 'Begin' export function. This execution pattern is the primary secondary stage for the recent Ghost CMS ClickFix campaigns delivering information stealers.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1059 - Command and Scripting InterpreterT1105 - Ingress Tool TransferT1218.011 - Rundll32TA0002 - ExecutionTA0011 - Command and ControlTA0005 - Defense EvasionProcess CreationCommand ExecutionScript ExecutionPowershell Script ExecutionWindowsCVE-2026-26980kql

    Found in

    • Ghost CMS SQL Injection Fueling ClickFix CampaignsLast updated Jun 15, 2026
    • Ghost CMS Exploitation and ClickFix Malware CampaignLast updated May 22, 2026

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