Detection rules › Sigma
Nslookup PowerShell Download Cradle
Detects a powershell download cradle using nslookup. This cradle uses nslookup to extract payloads from DNS records.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| PowerShell | 400 |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
or:
Data|contains: '-q=txt http'
Data|contains: '-querytype=txt http'
Data|contains: '-type=txt http'
Data|contains: '[1]'
Data|contains: nslookup
Data|contains: powershell
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 |
|---|---|---|
Data | match |
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