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3,347 detections

Detects suspicious execution patterns involving msiexec where a PowerShell process launches or is the parent of an MSI installation occurring from the %TEMP% directory with a GUID-based filename, or when msiexec executes an application from within %AppData%\Local\Programs. This pattern is often associated with fileless malware, ClickFix-style social engineering attacks, or suspicious persistence/installation behavior.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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This rule detects the creation, modification, or renaming of files within specific sensitive directories under Local AppData (such as ComponentTask33, INetCache/FilterManager, or Shell/RemoteTempPrimary) that are closely timed with the execution of a PowerShell script named '*_scatter.ps1'. This behavior is indicative of potential malicious staging, data dropping, or modular deployment associated with a specific script-based attack chain.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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This rule detects instances where PowerShell is executed by a Windows Script Host process (wscript.exe or cscript.exe) using common suspicious command-line arguments. This pattern is frequently used by adversaries to execute obfuscated or bypassed PowerShell scripts while attempting to hide or proxy the execution through legitimate scripting host processes.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects instances where PowerShell is initiated via LNK files, specifically targeting PDF LNK attachments or known malicious script naming patterns (update1.vbs, update2.ps1) and common downloader cmdlets (e.g., IEX, Invoke-WebRequest). It also includes specific indicators for remote file downloads.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects a multi-stage malware execution pattern consistent with VelvetCake activity. This includes staging text-based files in C:\Users\Public, downloading PowerShell scripts to temporary directories, executing the script via PowerShell, and subsequently deleting both the staged text files (except for specific allowed filenames) and the payload script.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects PowerShell ScriptBlock events (4104) that exhibit characteristics of AI/LLM-generated code, specifically the presence of highly descriptive inline commentary combined with encoded commands or remote network download cradles. This pattern is often used by automated tools to generate syntactically randomized obfuscated scripts to evade detection.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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This rule detects interactive or user-triggered execution of PowerShell carrying indicators of payload downloading, inline evaluation, or Base64 encoding. Because explorer.exe is the parent process, it typically signifies a payload delivered via email/web that a user opened directly such as an .lnk shortcut.
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Kaung Khant Ko@kaungkhantko
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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This rule detects suspicious activity where a node.exe process, often associated with a node-pty terminal emulation, launches common Windows command-line shells (cmd.exe, powershell.exe) from specific file paths or directories. This behavior is indicative of a Node.js-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) or shell spawning mechanism being used to establish command and control or persistence on a Windows host.
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Kaung Khant Ko@kaungkhantko
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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This rule detects suspicious PowerShell activity associated with the Lightlife RAT, specifically targeting Google Chrome's login data files to steal credentials and performing checks for the presence of cryptocurrency wallets.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects the use of PowerShell to download the gitlab-runner-windows-amd64.exe binary from the official AWS S3 distribution bucket. This behavior is indicative of an attacker attempting to stage the GitLab Runner service to establish command and control or persistence within a compromised Windows environment.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects the execution of PowerShell with flags designed to bypass execution policies (-NoProfile, -NonInteractive, -ExecutionPolicy Bypass) directly spawned by a GitLab Runner process. This behavior is associated with the abuse of GitLab CI/CD runners as a Command and Control (C2) mechanism to execute unauthorized commands on build infrastructure.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects anomalous GitLab CI pipeline execution that matches patterns associated with GitRunner C2 abuse. The detection identifies pipelines triggered via API (CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE=api) with cloning disabled (GIT_STRATEGY=none) and a specific static job name (run_command), which can indicate the CI runner is being abused as a command-and-control channel for arbitrary script execution.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects cmd.exe processes utilizing variable assignment and dynamic substring expansion to reconstruct and execute obfuscated PowerShell commands, a technique frequently observed in malicious LNK file decoy campaigns to evade static signature detection.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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This rule detects the execution of a malicious PowerShell command chain initiated by explorer.exe, consistent with the PlugX malware infection sequence. The detection monitors for specific command-line arguments, including the use of curl for file downloads, tar for extraction, and the launching of associated malicious executables like 'GRrte.exe' following the execution of a shortcut file named 'OIC_Invitation_General_Official.lnk'.
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Kaung Khant Ko@kaungkhantko
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects the execution of PowerShell scripts containing a combination of Base64 encoding, compression (Deflate/Gzip), and UTF-32 decoding. This specific layering is commonly used to obfuscate malicious payloads and evade signature-based detection mechanisms in PowerShell environments.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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This rule detects PowerShell script blocks containing a suspicious combination of Base64-like character sets and Cyrillic characters. This technique is often used in obfuscated payloads to evade static analysis signatures or to hinder human readability by inserting non-Latin characters within encoded content, which may trigger different parsing behaviors in various environments.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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FileFix lures append a real-looking file path after a '#' comment character so the Explorer address bar visually shows a benign path while the PowerShell prefix executes silently.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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FileFix lures append a real-looking file path after a '#' comment character so the Explorer address bar visually shows a benign path while the PowerShell prefix executes silently.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Acronis reported a multilingual FileFix phishing site using anti-analysis techniques and advanced obfuscation, chaining into a Go-based loader with string encryption before deploying StealC.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects instances where cmd.exe spawns a PowerShell process with the '-executionpolicy bypass' argument. This pattern is commonly used by attackers to execute malicious scripts while circumventing Windows PowerShell execution policy restrictions.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
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Detects the creation of a 'SystemIn.lnk' persistence shortcut on Windows systems using PowerShell and the WScript.Shell COM object. This activity is associated with the QUICAgent backdoor, part of the QUICSILVER operation, which uses temporary PowerShell scripts to establish persistence.
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Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
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Detections.ai Community
1 month ago
004
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