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    WScript VBS Execution in User Folder

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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 Jun 17, 2026•6•0•14

    Detects the execution of wscript.exe running .vbs scripts from within user profile directories. This is a common early-stage infection vector for deploying memory-resident loaders.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    TA0002 - ExecutionT1059.005 - Visual BasicProcess CreationScript ExecutionWindowsWindows Defender Atpkql

    Found in

    • Operation Poisson Analysis: C2-Independent Persistence Using TailscaleLast updated Jun 18, 2026

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