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    Potemkin Loader Base64 Encoded PowerShell 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/)
    nomit vyas@xoxo
    •updated Jun 25, 2026•1•0•9

    Detects the execution of PowerShell with a Base64-encoded command line originating from Windows Explorer, a behavior consistent with the Potemkin Loader and ClickFix attack campaigns used to bypass string-based detection.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1027 - Obfuscated Files or InformationT1059.001 - PowerShellTA0005 - Defense EvasionTA0002 - ExecutionProcess CreationPowershell Script ExecutionCommand ExecutionWindowsWindows Eventlog PowershellWindows Defender Atpkql

    Found in

    • ClickFix Campaigns Delivering Potemkin, BabaDeda, and Lorem IpsumLast updated Jun 17, 2026
    • Potemkin Loader and RMMProject ClickFix Attack AnalysisLast updated Jun 17, 2026

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