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Potential Remote SquiblyTwo Technique Execution

Jan 24, 2026 · attack.defense-evasion attack.t1047 attack.t1220 attack.execution attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects potential execution of the SquiblyTwo technique that leverages Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to execute malicious code remotely. This technique bypasses application whitelisting by using wmic.exe to process malicious XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) scripts that can contain embedded JScript or VBScript. The attack typically works by fetching XSL content from a remote source (using HTTP/HTTPS) and executing it with full trust privileges directly in memory, avoiding disk-based detection mechanisms. This is a common LOLBin (Living Off The Land Binary) technique used for defense evasion and code execution.

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XSL Script Execution Via WMIC.EXE

Jan 24, 2026 · attack.defense-evasion attack.t1047 attack.t1220 attack.execution attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects the execution of WMIC with the "format" flag to potentially load local XSL files. Adversaries abuse this functionality to execute arbitrary files while potentially bypassing application whitelisting defenses. Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) files are commonly used to describe the processing and rendering of data within XML files.

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AppLocker Prevented Application or Script from Running

Dec 24, 2025 · attack.execution attack.t1204.002 attack.t1059.001 attack.t1059.003 attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.006 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects when AppLocker prevents the execution of an Application, DLL, Script, MSI, or Packaged-App from running.

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HackTool - Koadic Execution

Nov 24, 2025 · attack.execution attack.t1059.003 attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects command line parameters used by Koadic hack tool

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JXA In-memory Execution Via OSAScript

Nov 24, 2025 · attack.t1059.002 attack.t1059.007 attack.execution ·
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Detects possible malicious execution of JXA in-memory via OSAScript

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Node Process Executions

Nov 24, 2025 · attack.defense-evasion attack.execution attack.t1127 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects the execution of other scripts using the Node executable packaged with Adobe Creative Cloud

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WScript or CScript Dropper - File

Nov 24, 2025 · attack.execution attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects a file ending in jse, vbe, js, vba, vbs written by cscript.exe or wscript.exe

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HackTool - CACTUSTORCH Remote Thread Creation

Oct 23, 2025 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.defense-evasion attack.execution attack.t1055.012 attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 attack.t1218.005 ·
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Detects remote thread creation from CACTUSTORCH as described in references.

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NodeJS Execution of JavaScript File

Oct 1, 2025 · attack.execution attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects execution of JavaScript or JSC files using NodeJs binary node.exe, that could be potentially suspicious. Node.js is a popular open-source JavaScript runtime that runs code outside browsers and is widely used for both frontend and backend development. Adversaries have been observed abusing Node.js to disguise malware as legitimate processes, evade security defenses, and maintain persistence within target systems. Because Node.js is commonly used, this rule may generate false positives in some environments. However, if such activity is unusual in your environment, it is highly suspicious and warrants immediate investigation.

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Potentially Suspicious Inline JavaScript Execution via NodeJS Binary

Oct 1, 2025 · attack.execution attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects potentially suspicious inline JavaScript execution using Node.js with specific keywords in the command line.

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MSHTA Execution with Suspicious File Extensions

Jun 11, 2025 · attack.defense-evasion attack.t1140 attack.t1218.005 attack.execution attack.t1059.007 cve.2020-1599 ·
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Detects execution of mshta.exe with file types that looks like they do not typically represent HTA (HTML Application) content, such as .png, .jpg, .zip, .pdf, and others, which are often polyglots. MSHTA is a legitimate Windows utility for executing HTML Applications containing VBScript or JScript. Threat actors often abuse this lolbin utility to download and execute malicious scripts disguised as benign files or hosted under misleading extensions to evade detection.

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Suspicious Deno File Written from Remote Source

May 27, 2025 · attack.execution attack.t1204 attack.t1059.007 attack.command-and-control attack.t1105 ·
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Detects Deno writing a file from a direct HTTP(s) call and writing to the appdata folder or bringing it's own malicious DLL. This behavior may indicate an attempt to execute remotely hosted, potentially malicious files through deno.

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Potential Dropper Script Execution Via WScript/CScript

Dec 1, 2024 · attack.execution attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects wscript/cscript executions of scripts located in user directories

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Adwind RAT / JRAT

Aug 12, 2024 · attack.execution attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 detection.emerging-threats ·
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Detects javaw.exe in AppData folder as used by Adwind / JRAT

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Adwind RAT / JRAT File Artifact

Aug 12, 2024 · attack.execution attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects javaw.exe in AppData folder as used by Adwind / JRAT

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Csc.EXE Execution Form Potentially Suspicious Parent

Aug 12, 2024 · attack.execution attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 attack.defense-evasion attack.t1218.005 attack.t1027.004 ·
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Detects a potentially suspicious parent of "csc.exe", which could be a sign of payload delivery.

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Cscript/Wscript Uncommon Script Extension Execution

Aug 12, 2024 · attack.execution attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 ·
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Detects Wscript/Cscript executing a file with an uncommon (i.e. non-script) extension

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HTML Help HH.EXE Suspicious Child Process

Aug 12, 2024 · attack.defense-evasion attack.execution attack.initial-access attack.t1047 attack.t1059.001 attack.t1059.003 attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 attack.t1218 attack.t1218.001 attack.t1218.010 attack.t1218.011 attack.t1566 attack.t1566.001 ·
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Detects a suspicious child process of a Microsoft HTML Help (HH.exe)

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Potential In-Memory Download And Compile Of Payloads

Aug 12, 2024 · attack.command-and-control attack.execution attack.t1059.007 attack.t1105 ·
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Detects potential in-memory downloading and compiling of applets using curl and osacompile as seen used by XCSSET malware

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Suspicious HH.EXE Execution

Aug 12, 2024 · attack.defense-evasion attack.execution attack.initial-access attack.t1047 attack.t1059.001 attack.t1059.003 attack.t1059.005 attack.t1059.007 attack.t1218 attack.t1218.001 attack.t1218.010 attack.t1218.011 attack.t1566 attack.t1566.001 ·
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Detects a suspicious execution of a Microsoft HTML Help (HH.exe)

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Suspicious Installer Package Child Process

Aug 12, 2024 · attack.t1059 attack.t1059.007 attack.t1071 attack.t1071.001 attack.execution attack.command-and-control ·
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Detects the execution of suspicious child processes from macOS installer package parent process. This includes osascript, JXA, curl and wget amongst other interpreters

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