Detection rules › Sigma
New PowerShell Instance Created
Detects the execution of PowerShell via the creation of a named pipe starting with PSHost
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 17 | PipeEvent (Pipe Created) |
| Sysmon | 18 | PipeEvent (Pipe Connected) |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
PipeName|startswith: '\PSHost'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
PipeName | starts_with |
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