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4,466 detections

This detection identifies activity related to the ThreatLocker Powercat malware campaign, which uses fake game cheats to deliver an infostealer. The rule focuses on specific indicators observed in the campaign, including Java execution with particular command-line arguments, connections to known malicious domains (powercat.dog, ce953a0eb08246617b7f849486c4b26a7af37e9d2e8f0e13b3ae1bf0da8a70a.xyz), and specific file paths associated with the malware. A match indicates a strong reason for investigation into potential compromise, focusing on the affected host, user, and any subsequent malicious activity.
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Daniel Jeremiah@daniyyell
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Detections.ai Community
7 months ago
0043
Detects the Faux-Elevate UAC bypass technique where auto-elevated binaries (fodhelper.exe, eventvwr.exe) are abused to launch suspicious child processes like PowerShell or cmd.exe. The detection logic further correlates this with registry modifications related to UAC bypass (specifically 'Software\Classes\ms-settings\shell\open\command') and subsequent outbound network activity to retrieve payloads, indicating a full chain of execution and C2 communication.
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Daniel Jeremiah@daniyyell
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Detections.ai Community
7 months ago
110105
Detects when a process spawned by Microsoft Office or a web browser executes a child process.
These actions can be indicative of malicious activity such as macro-based malware or drive-by downloads.
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Luís Marques@remotecodeexecution
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SIBS Cyberwatch
7 months ago
1092
Detects PowerShell processes executing commands that combine `Invoke-Expression` (iex) and `Invoke-RestMethod` (irm) with an HTTP or HTTPS URL. This combination is often used by adversaries to download and execute malicious scripts or payloads directly from the internet, without writing them to disk. The rule includes exclusions for known legitimate installers like the UV installer launched by trusted processes.
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Niclas Gustafsson@Niclas
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Detections.ai Community
7 months ago
130106
Detects suspicious payload execution or unexpected child processes spawning directly from the IIS worker process (w3wp.exe), which is a common indicator of web shell activity or exploit payload execution on vulnerable IIS instances.
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Ankit Mehta@Secvyn
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Detections.ai Community
7 months ago
130162
Threat Hunt: RoKRAT Malware – Injection & Steganography 🛠 High‑Level TTPs Initial Access: Malicious .lnk files within compressed archives. Execution & Persistence: PowerShell/BAT‑driven staged loaders with XOR decryption. Defense Evasion: Process injection into trusted Windows binaries & payload concealment via steganography. Command & Control: Abuse of pCloud, Yandex Disk, and Dropbox APIs with embedded tokens to blend with legitimate traffic.
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Aamir Muhammad@Aamir
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Detections.ai Community
7 months ago
4081
Detects PowerShell script blocks loading the WinRT ToastNotificationManager API or using the ContentType=WindowsRuntime type accelerator syntax. Used by attackers to programmatically send fake toast notifications impersonating legitimate applications such as Microsoft Edge, Teams, or Windows Security.
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Bryant Smith@flowstate
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Detections.ai Community
7 months ago
0037
Detects PowerShell script block logging events (Event Code 4104) that indicate the instantiation of the Outlook COM object via the MAPI namespace. This behavior is associated with malware like Horabot for email harvesting and spreading.
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Danny Y@zendannyy
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Detections.ai Community
7 months ago
10175
On March 11, 2026, the global medical technology giant Stryker experienced a severe cyberattack when Iranian-linked hackers called Handala Hack affiliated with Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) used wiper malware to permanently erase data from its network. Based On the List of IOC’s seen from the previous attacks from the threat group I’ve done threat hunt.
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Subash Ghimire@iamsubashg
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Detections.ai Community
8 months ago
465615
Identifies execution of rundll32.exe with WebDAV functionality (davclnt.dll, DavSetCookie) and UNC paths using @port syntax. This behavior is indicative of remote DLL retrieval over HTTP and may be associated with ClickFix variants abusing LOLBins for payload delivery and execution.
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Kithu S@KithuS
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Detections.ai Community
8 months ago
211208
This rule detects emails containing a specific URL (https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1) which is known to host a PowerShell script. This indicates a potential attempt to deliver malicious code via email, likely as part of a phishing campaign to execute the script on the recipient's system.
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Daniel Jeremiah@daniyyell
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Detections.ai Community
8 months ago
390286
This rule correlates the creation of a potentially executable or script file by a browser or Microsoft Office application with its subsequent execution within a short time frame. This pattern is highly indicative of a user being tricked into downloading and running a malicious payload, often associated with initial access techniques like spearphishing with malicious attachments.
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Luís Marques@remotecodeexecution
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SIBS Cyberwatch
7 months ago
1060
Detects suspicious process injection attempts where common scripting/proxy execution tools (wscript.exe, cscript.exe, mshta.exe, powershell.exe, msiexec.exe) are used to inject into other processes (RegAsm.exe, InstallUtil.exe, vbc.exe, svchost.exe, explorer.exe) using CreateRemoteThread. The detection is further refined by looking for command-line indicators often associated with malicious activity, such as downloading content or executing scripts.
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Ankit Mehta@Secvyn
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Detections.ai Community
8 months ago
130117
Detects the execution of PowerShell or VBScript scripts matching the naming conventions "Romeo*.ps1" or "Juliet*.vbs". These scripts are utilized as initial triggers for a stealthy Deno-based in-memory loader, a technique recently observed in LeakNet ransomware campaigns following initial access.
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Elgonad .@elgonad
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Detections.ai Community
7 months ago
1045
Detects PowerShell commands using Invoke-WebRequest to download and then execute an MSI file, a technique observed in campaigns deploying RMM tools like ScreenConnect and Tactical RMM. This is often done within a single command line or script block.
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Brandon Rodriguez@BMRodriguez
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
190156
Detects the Cursor IDE process spawning shell interpreters or
network utilities. This behavior is associated with the CursorJack technique,
where a malicious Model Context Protocol (MCP) server configuration executes
commands for initial access or payload staging.
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Tim Peck@timpeck
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Detections.ai Community
8 months ago
6195
Detects suspicious PowerShell execution patterns commonly associated with the ClickFix initial access technique, where a user is tricked into pasting and executing a malicious script.
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Elgonad .@elgonad
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Detections.ai Community
8 months ago
30121
Detects trojanized VPN processes spawning suspicious child processes (like rundll32, regsvr32, mshta, wscript, powershell, cmd) or writing RunOnce persistence in the registry, or loading malicious DLLs (dwmapi.dll, inspector.dll). The detection specifically targets processes signed by "Taiyuan Lihua Near Information Technology", which has been associated with Storm-2561 activity.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
8 months ago
80108
Detects PowerShell reflective assembly loading with byte array reversal technique used by APT36 SheetCreep
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
8 months ago
60124
Detects the C2 communication of the Slopoly PowerShell backdoor, used by the Hive0163 group. It looks for specific HTTP POST requests containing a JSON body with characteristic keys.
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Elgonad .@elgonad
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Detections.ai Community
8 months ago
2076
Detects Visual Studio Code or Cursor spawning shell processes, indicating potential exploitation of repository task configurations for malicious execution.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
8 months ago
1069
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