ClickFix: explorer.exe spawns obfuscated cmd.exe via Run dialog

Arnold Chan@slaz

•updated Sep 18, 2026•0•0•3

Detects instances where explorer.exe initiates cmd.exe with suspicious command-line patterns often associated with malicious script execution or evasion. These include caret-based obfuscation, mixed-case PowerShell invocations, or base64-like blobs, alongside indicators of common malicious file paths or execution policy bypass flags.