Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected

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log source: windows · process_creationauthor Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)date 2020-01-29
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description

What this is, in brief.

Detects usage of the "FromBase64String" function in the commandline which is used to decode a base64 encoded string

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tags

attack.stealthattack.t1027attack.executionattack.t1140attack.t1059.001
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rule source (YAML)

title: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
id: e32d4572-9826-4738-b651-95fa63747e8a
status: test
description: Detects usage of the "FromBase64String" function in the commandline which is used to decode a base64 encoded string
references:
    - https://gist.github.com/Neo23x0/6af876ee72b51676c82a2db8d2cd3639
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2020-01-29
modified: 2023-01-26
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1140
    - attack.t1059.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains: '::FromBase64String('
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Administrative script libraries
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_powershell_frombase64string/info.yml
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detects techniques (3)

ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.

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references

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.