Malicious PowerShell Scripts - PoshModule

Detects the execution of known offensive powershell scripts used for exploitation or reconnaissance

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  1title: Malicious PowerShell Scripts - PoshModule
  2id: 41025fd7-0466-4650-a813-574aaacbe7f4
  3related:
  4    - id: f331aa1f-8c53-4fc3-b083-cc159bc971cb
  5      type: similar
  6    - id: bf7286e7-c0be-460b-a7e8-5b2e07ecc2f2
  7      type: obsolete
  8status: test
  9description: Detects the execution of known offensive powershell scripts used for exploitation or reconnaissance
 10references:
 11    - https://github.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit
 12    - https://github.com/NetSPI/PowerUpSQL
 13    - https://github.com/CsEnox/EventViewer-UACBypass
 14    - https://web.archive.org/web/20210511204621/https://github.com/AlsidOfficial/WSUSpendu
 15    - https://github.com/nettitude/Invoke-PowerThIEf
 16    - https://github.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn
 17    - https://github.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/PowerSharpPack/tree/master/PowerSharpBinaries
 18    - https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Invoke-ZeroLogon/blob/111d17c7fec486d9bb23387e2e828b09a26075e4/Invoke-ZeroLogon.ps1
 19    - https://github.com/xorrior/RandomPS-Scripts/blob/848c919bfce4e2d67b626cbcf4404341cfe3d3b6/Get-DXWebcamVideo.ps1
 20    - https://github.com/rvrsh3ll/Misc-Powershell-Scripts/blob/6f23bb41f9675d7e2d32bacccff75e931ae00554/OfficeMemScraper.ps1
 21    - https://github.com/dafthack/DomainPasswordSpray/blob/b13d64a5834694aa73fd2aea9911a83027c465a7/DomainPasswordSpray.ps1
 22    - https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/threat-assessment-black-basta-ransomware/ # Invoke-TotalExec
 23    - https://research.nccgroup.com/2022/06/06/shining-the-light-on-black-basta/ # Invoke-TotalExec
 24    - https://github.com/HarmJ0y/DAMP
 25    - https://github.com/samratashok/nishang
 26    - https://github.com/DarkCoderSc/PowerRunAsSystem/
 27    - https://github.com/besimorhino/powercat
 28author: frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 29date: 2023-01-23
 30modified: 2024-01-25
 31tags:
 32    - attack.execution
 33    - attack.t1059.001
 34logsource:
 35    product: windows
 36    category: ps_module
 37    definition: 0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b
 38detection:
 39    selection_generic:
 40        ContextInfo|contains:
 41            - 'Add-ConstrainedDelegationBackdoor.ps1'
 42            - 'Add-Exfiltration.ps1'
 43            - 'Add-Persistence.ps1'
 44            - 'Add-RegBackdoor.ps1'
 45            - 'Add-RemoteRegBackdoor.ps1'
 46            - 'Add-ScrnSaveBackdoor.ps1'
 47            - 'Check-VM.ps1'
 48            - 'ConvertTo-ROT13.ps1'
 49            - 'Copy-VSS.ps1'
 50            - 'Create-MultipleSessions.ps1'
 51            - 'DNS_TXT_Pwnage.ps1'
 52            - 'dnscat2.ps1'
 53            - 'Do-Exfiltration.ps1'
 54            - 'DomainPasswordSpray.ps1'
 55            - 'Download_Execute.ps1'
 56            - 'Download-Execute-PS.ps1'
 57            - 'Enabled-DuplicateToken.ps1'
 58            - 'Enable-DuplicateToken.ps1'
 59            - 'Execute-Command-MSSQL.ps1'
 60            - 'Execute-DNSTXT-Code.ps1'
 61            - 'Execute-OnTime.ps1'
 62            - 'ExetoText.ps1'
 63            - 'Exploit-Jboss.ps1'
 64            - 'Find-AVSignature.ps1'
 65            - 'Find-Fruit.ps1'
 66            - 'Find-GPOLocation.ps1'
 67            - 'Find-TrustedDocuments.ps1'
 68            - 'FireBuster.ps1'
 69            - 'FireListener.ps1'
 70            - 'Get-ApplicationHost.ps1'
 71            - 'Get-ChromeDump.ps1'
 72            - 'Get-ClipboardContents.ps1'
 73            - 'Get-ComputerDetail.ps1'
 74            - 'Get-FoxDump.ps1'
 75            - 'Get-GPPAutologon.ps1'
 76            - 'Get-GPPPassword.ps1'
 77            - 'Get-IndexedItem.ps1'
 78            - 'Get-Keystrokes.ps1'
 79            - 'Get-LSASecret.ps1'
 80            - 'Get-MicrophoneAudio.ps1'
 81            - 'Get-PassHashes.ps1'
 82            - 'Get-PassHints.ps1'
 83            - 'Get-RegAlwaysInstallElevated.ps1'
 84            - 'Get-RegAutoLogon.ps1'
 85            - 'Get-RickAstley.ps1'
 86            - 'Get-Screenshot.ps1'
 87            - 'Get-SecurityPackages.ps1'
 88            - 'Get-ServiceFilePermission.ps1'
 89            - 'Get-ServicePermission.ps1'
 90            - 'Get-ServiceUnquoted.ps1'
 91            - 'Get-SiteListPassword.ps1'
 92            - 'Get-System.ps1'
 93            - 'Get-TimedScreenshot.ps1'
 94            - 'Get-UnattendedInstallFile.ps1'
 95            - 'Get-Unconstrained.ps1'
 96            - 'Get-USBKeystrokes.ps1'
 97            - 'Get-VaultCredential.ps1'
 98            - 'Get-VulnAutoRun.ps1'
 99            - 'Get-VulnSchTask.ps1'
100            - 'Get-WebConfig.ps1'
101            - 'Get-WebCredentials.ps1'
102            - 'Get-WLAN-Keys.ps1'
103            - 'Gupt-Backdoor.ps1'
104            - 'HTTP-Backdoor.ps1'
105            - 'HTTP-Login.ps1'
106            - 'Install-ServiceBinary.ps1'
107            - 'Install-SSP.ps1'
108            - 'Invoke-ACLScanner.ps1'
109            - 'Invoke-ADSBackdoor.ps1'
110            - 'Invoke-AmsiBypass.ps1'
111            - 'Invoke-ARPScan.ps1'
112            - 'Invoke-BackdoorLNK.ps1'
113            - 'Invoke-BadPotato.ps1'
114            - 'Invoke-BetterSafetyKatz.ps1'
115            - 'Invoke-BruteForce.ps1'
116            - 'Invoke-BypassUAC.ps1'
117            - 'Invoke-Carbuncle.ps1'
118            - 'Invoke-Certify.ps1'
119            - 'Invoke-ConPtyShell.ps1'
120            - 'Invoke-CredentialInjection.ps1'
121            - 'Invoke-CredentialsPhish.ps1'
122            - 'Invoke-DAFT.ps1'
123            - 'Invoke-DCSync.ps1'
124            - 'Invoke-Decode.ps1'
125            - 'Invoke-DinvokeKatz.ps1'
126            - 'Invoke-DllInjection.ps1'
127            - 'Invoke-DowngradeAccount.ps1'
128            - 'Invoke-EgressCheck.ps1'
129            - 'Invoke-Encode.ps1'
130            - 'Invoke-EventViewer.ps1'
131            - 'Invoke-Eyewitness.ps1'
132            - 'Invoke-FakeLogonScreen.ps1'
133            - 'Invoke-Farmer.ps1'
134            - 'Invoke-Get-RBCD-Threaded.ps1'
135            - 'Invoke-Gopher.ps1'
136            - 'Invoke-Grouper2.ps1'
137            - 'Invoke-Grouper3.ps1'
138            - 'Invoke-HandleKatz.ps1'
139            - 'Invoke-Interceptor.ps1'
140            - 'Invoke-Internalmonologue.ps1'
141            - 'Invoke-Inveigh.ps1'
142            - 'Invoke-InveighRelay.ps1'
143            - 'Invoke-JSRatRegsvr.ps1'
144            - 'Invoke-JSRatRundll.ps1'
145            - 'Invoke-KrbRelay.ps1'
146            - 'Invoke-KrbRelayUp.ps1'
147            - 'Invoke-LdapSignCheck.ps1'
148            - 'Invoke-Lockless.ps1'
149            - 'Invoke-MalSCCM.ps1'
150            - 'Invoke-Mimikatz.ps1'
151            - 'Invoke-MimikatzWDigestDowngrade.ps1'
152            - 'Invoke-Mimikittenz.ps1'
153            - 'Invoke-MITM6.ps1'
154            - 'Invoke-NanoDump.ps1'
155            - 'Invoke-NetRipper.ps1'
156            - 'Invoke-NetworkRelay.ps1'
157            - 'Invoke-NinjaCopy.ps1'
158            - 'Invoke-OxidResolver.ps1'
159            - 'Invoke-P0wnedshell.ps1'
160            - 'Invoke-P0wnedshellx86.ps1'
161            - 'Invoke-Paranoia.ps1'
162            - 'Invoke-PortScan.ps1'
163            - 'Invoke-PoshRatHttp.ps1'
164            - 'Invoke-PoshRatHttps.ps1'
165            - 'Invoke-PostExfil.ps1'
166            - 'Invoke-PowerDump.ps1'
167            - 'Invoke-PowerShellIcmp.ps1'
168            - 'Invoke-PowerShellTCP.ps1'
169            - 'Invoke-PowerShellTcpOneLine.ps1'
170            - 'Invoke-PowerShellTcpOneLineBind.ps1'
171            - 'Invoke-PowerShellUdp.ps1'
172            - 'Invoke-PowerShellUdpOneLine.ps1'
173            - 'Invoke-PowerShellWMI.ps1'
174            - 'Invoke-PowerThIEf.ps1'
175            - 'Invoke-PPLDump.ps1'
176            - 'Invoke-Prasadhak.ps1'
177            - 'Invoke-PsExec.ps1'
178            - 'Invoke-PsGcat.ps1'
179            - 'Invoke-PsGcatAgent.ps1'
180            - 'Invoke-PSInject.ps1'
181            - 'Invoke-PsUaCme.ps1'
182            - 'Invoke-ReflectivePEInjection.ps1'
183            - 'Invoke-ReverseDNSLookup.ps1'
184            - 'Invoke-Rubeus.ps1'
185            - 'Invoke-RunAs.ps1'
186            - 'Invoke-SafetyKatz.ps1'
187            - 'Invoke-SauronEye.ps1'
188            - 'Invoke-SCShell.ps1'
189            - 'Invoke-Seatbelt.ps1'
190            - 'Invoke-ServiceAbuse.ps1'
191            - 'Invoke-SessionGopher.ps1'
192            - 'Invoke-ShellCode.ps1'
193            - 'Invoke-SMBScanner.ps1'
194            - 'Invoke-Snaffler.ps1'
195            - 'Invoke-Spoolsample.ps1'
196            - 'Invoke-SSHCommand.ps1'
197            - 'Invoke-SSIDExfil.ps1'
198            - 'Invoke-StandIn.ps1'
199            - 'Invoke-StickyNotesExtract.ps1'
200            - 'Invoke-Tater.ps1'
201            - 'Invoke-Thunderfox.ps1'
202            - 'Invoke-ThunderStruck.ps1'
203            - 'Invoke-TokenManipulation.ps1'
204            - 'Invoke-Tokenvator.ps1'
205            - 'Invoke-TotalExec.ps1'
206            - 'Invoke-UrbanBishop.ps1'
207            - 'Invoke-UserHunter.ps1'
208            - 'Invoke-VoiceTroll.ps1'
209            - 'Invoke-Whisker.ps1'
210            - 'Invoke-WinEnum.ps1'
211            - 'Invoke-winPEAS.ps1'
212            - 'Invoke-WireTap.ps1'
213            - 'Invoke-WmiCommand.ps1'
214            - 'Invoke-WScriptBypassUAC.ps1'
215            - 'Invoke-Zerologon.ps1'
216            - 'Keylogger.ps1'
217            - 'MailRaider.ps1'
218            - 'New-HoneyHash.ps1'
219            - 'OfficeMemScraper.ps1'
220            - 'Offline_Winpwn.ps1'
221            - 'Out-CHM.ps1'
222            - 'Out-DnsTxt.ps1'
223            - 'Out-Excel.ps1'
224            - 'Out-HTA.ps1'
225            - 'Out-Java.ps1'
226            - 'Out-JS.ps1'
227            - 'Out-Minidump.ps1'
228            - 'Out-RundllCommand.ps1'
229            - 'Out-SCF.ps1'
230            - 'Out-SCT.ps1'
231            - 'Out-Shortcut.ps1'
232            - 'Out-WebQuery.ps1'
233            - 'Out-Word.ps1'
234            - 'Parse_Keys.ps1'
235            - 'Port-Scan.ps1'
236            - 'PowerBreach.ps1'
237            - 'powercat.ps1'
238            - 'PowerRunAsSystem.psm1'
239            - 'PowerSharpPack.ps1'
240            - 'PowerUp.ps1'
241            - 'PowerUpSQL.ps1'
242            - 'PowerView.ps1'
243            - 'PSAsyncShell.ps1'
244            - 'RemoteHashRetrieval.ps1'
245            - 'Remove-Persistence.ps1'
246            - 'Remove-PoshRat.ps1'
247            - 'Remove-Update.ps1'
248            - 'Run-EXEonRemote.ps1'
249            - 'Schtasks-Backdoor.ps1'
250            - 'Set-DCShadowPermissions.ps1'
251            - 'Set-MacAttribute.ps1'
252            - 'Set-RemotePSRemoting.ps1'
253            - 'Set-RemoteWMI.ps1'
254            - 'Set-Wallpaper.ps1'
255            - 'Show-TargetScreen.ps1'
256            - 'Speak.ps1'
257            - 'Start-CaptureServer.ps1'
258            - 'Start-WebcamRecorder.ps1'
259            - 'StringToBase64.ps1'
260            - 'TexttoExe.ps1'
261            - 'VolumeShadowCopyTools.ps1'
262            - 'WinPwn.ps1'
263            - 'WSUSpendu.ps1'
264    selection_invoke_sharp:
265        ContextInfo|contains|all:
266            - 'Invoke-Sharp' # Covers all "Invoke-Sharp" variants
267            - '.ps1'
268    condition: 1 of selection_*
269falsepositives:
270    - Unknown
271level: high

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