Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher - PowerShell Module

Description

Detects Obfuscated use of Environment Variables to execute PowerShell

Query · sigma

selection_4103:
  Payload|re: cmd.{0,5}(?:/c|/r)(?:\s|)"set\s[a-zA-Z]{3,6}.*(?:\{\d\}){1,}\\"\s+?-f(?:.*\)){1,}.*"
condition: selection_4103

Known false positives

  • Unknown
Raw source Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher - PowerShell Module · Sigma
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title: Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher - PowerShell Module
id: 6bfb8fa7-b2e7-4f6c-8d9d-824e5d06ea9e
related:
    - id: 0adfbc14-0ed1-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002
      type: derived
status: test
description: Detects Obfuscated use of Environment Variables to execute PowerShell
references:
    - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/1009  # (Task 24)
author: Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-15
modified: 2024-04-05
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_module
    definition: 0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b
detection:
    selection_4103:
        Payload|re: 'cmd.{0,5}(?:/c|/r)(?:\s|)"set\s[a-zA-Z]{3,6}.*(?:\{\d\}){1,}\\"\s+?-f(?:.*\)){1,}.*"'
    condition: selection_4103
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

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