Detection rules › Sigma

Custom File Open Handler Executes PowerShell

Severity
high
Author
CD_R0M_
Source
upstream

Detects the abuse of custom file open handler, executing powershell

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Defense EvasionT1202 Indirect Command Execution

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
Sysmon13RegistryEvent (Value Set)

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: selection

Details|contains: -command
Details|contains: powershell
TargetObject|contains: 'shell\open\command\'

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
Detailsmatch
  • -command
  • powershell corpus 8 (sigma 8)
TargetObjectmatch
  • shell\open\command\