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Deprecated - PowerShell Script with Discovery Capabilities

Identifies the use of Cmdlets and methods related to discovery activities. Attackers can use these to perform various situational awareness related activities, like enumerating users, shares, sessions, domain trusts, groups, etc.

Rule type: query
Rule indices:

  • winlogbeat-*
  • logs-windows.powershell*

Rule Severity: low
Risk Score: 21
Runs every: 60m
Searches indices from: now-119m
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:

Tags:

  • Domain: Endpoint
  • OS: Windows
  • Use Case: Threat Detection
  • Tactic: Collection
  • Tactic: Discovery
  • Data Source: PowerShell Logs
  • Rule Type: BBR

Version: 213
Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

PowerShell Script Block Logging must be enabled to generate the events used by this rule (e.g., 4104). Setup instructions: https://ela.st/powershell-logging-setup

event.category:process and host.os.type:windows and
  powershell.file.script_block_text : (
    (
      "Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy" or
      "Get-ADDomain" or "Get-ComputerInfo" or
      "Get-Disk" or "Get-DnsClientCache" or
      "Get-GPOReport" or "Get-HotFix" or
      "Get-LocalUser" or "Get-NetFirewallProfile" or
      "get-nettcpconnection" or "Get-NetAdapter" or
      "Get-PhysicalDisk" or "Get-Process" or
      "Get-PSDrive" or "Get-Service" or
      "Get-SmbShare" or "Get-WinEvent"
    ) or
    (
      ("Get-WmiObject" or "gwmi" or "Get-CimInstance" or
       "gcim" or "Management.ManagementObjectSearcher" or
       "System.Management.ManagementClass" or
       "[WmiClass]") and
      (
        "AntiVirusProduct" or "CIM_BIOSElement" or "CIM_ComputerSystem" or "CIM_Product" or "CIM_DiskDrive" or
        "CIM_LogicalDisk" or "CIM_NetworkAdapter" or "CIM_StorageVolume" or "CIM_OperatingSystem" or
        "CIM_Process" or "CIM_Service" or "MSFT_DNSClientCache" or "Win32_BIOS" or "Win32_ComputerSystem" or
        "Win32_ComputerSystemProduct" or "Win32_DiskDrive" or "win32_environment" or "Win32_Group" or
        "Win32_groupuser" or "Win32_IP4RouteTable" or "Win32_logicaldisk" or "Win32_MappedLogicalDisk" or
        "Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration" or "win32_ntdomain" or "Win32_OperatingSystem" or
        "Win32_PnPEntity" or "Win32_Process" or "Win32_Product" or "Win32_quickfixengineering" or
        "win32_service" or "Win32_Share" or "Win32_UserAccount"
      )
    ) or
    (
      ("ADSI" and "WinNT") or
      ("Get-ChildItem" and "sysmondrv.sys") or
      ("::GetIPGlobalProperties()" and "GetActiveTcpConnections()") or
      ("ServiceProcess.ServiceController" and "::GetServices") or
      ("Diagnostics.Process" and "::GetProcesses") or
      ("DirectoryServices.Protocols.GroupPolicy" and ".GetGPOReport()") or
      ("DirectoryServices.AccountManagement" and "PrincipalSearcher") or
      ("NetFwTypeLib.NetFwMgr" and "CurrentProfile") or
      ("NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface" and "GetAllNetworkInterfaces") or
      ("Automation.PSDriveInfo") or
      ("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive")
    ) or
    (
      "Get-ItemProperty" and
      (
        "\Control\SecurityProviders\WDigest" or
        "\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\runmru" or
        "\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\Kerberos\Parameters" or
        "\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" or
        "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" or
        "Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer" or
        "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" or
        ("\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy" and "EnableFirewall") or
        ("Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" and "proxyEnable")
      )
    ) or
    (
      ("Directoryservices.Activedirectory" or
      "DirectoryServices.AccountManagement") and
      (
        "Domain Admins" or "DomainControllers" or
        "FindAllGlobalCatalogs" or "GetAllTrustRelationships" or
        "GetCurrentDomain" or "GetCurrentForest"
      ) or
      "DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher" and
      (
        "samAccountType=805306368" or
        "samAccountType=805306369" or
        "objectCategory=group" or
        "objectCategory=groupPolicyContainer" or
        "objectCategory=site" or
        "objectCategory=subnet" or
        "objectClass=trustedDomain"
      )
    ) or
    (
      "Get-Process" and
      (
        "mcshield" or "windefend" or "savservice" or
        "TMCCSF" or "symantec antivirus" or
        "CSFalcon" or "TmPfw" or "kvoop"
      )
    )
  ) and
  not powershell.file.script_block_text : (
    (
      "__cmdletization_BindCommonParameters" and
      "Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Export-ModuleMember" and
      "Microsoft.PowerShell.Cmdletization.Cim.CimCmdletAdapter"
    ) or
    "CmdletsToExport=@(\"Add-Content\"," or
    ("cmdletization" and "cdxml-Help.xml")
  ) and
  not user.id : ("S-1-5-18" or "S-1-5-19" or "S-1-5-20")

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK