Detection rules › Sigma

Invoke-Obfuscation Via Use MSHTA - PowerShell Module

Severity
high
Author
Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community
Source
upstream

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via use MSHTA in Scripts

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
ExecutionT1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Defense EvasionT1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
PowerShell4103Payload Context: ContextInfo User Data: UserData.

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: selection

Payload|contains: '&&'
Payload|contains: '(window.close)'
Payload|contains: .run
Payload|contains: mshta
Payload|contains: set
Payload|contains: 'vbscript:createobject'

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.

FieldKindValues
Payloadmatch
  • && corpus 2 (sigma 2)
  • (window.close)
  • .run
  • mshta
  • set
  • vbscript:createobject