PowerShell as a Service in Registry
Detects that a powershell code is written to the registry as a service.
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1title: PowerShell as a Service in Registry
2id: 4a5f5a5e-ac01-474b-9b4e-d61298c9df1d
3status: test
4description: Detects that a powershell code is written to the registry as a service.
5references:
6 - https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-powershell-abuse
7author: oscd.community, Natalia Shornikova
8date: 2020-10-06
9modified: 2023-08-17
10tags:
11 - attack.execution
12 - attack.t1569.002
13logsource:
14 category: registry_set
15 product: windows
16detection:
17 selection:
18 TargetObject|contains: '\Services\'
19 TargetObject|endswith: '\ImagePath'
20 Details|contains:
21 - 'powershell'
22 - 'pwsh'
23 condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25 - Unknown
26level: high
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