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Disable Powershell Command History

Detects scripts or commands that disabled the Powershell command history by removing psreadline module

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
    - Remove-Module
    - psreadline
condition: selection

Author

Ali Alwashali

Created

2022-08-21

Data Sources

windowsps_script

Platforms

windows

References

https://twitter.com/DissectMalware/status/1062879286749773824

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1070.003

Raw Content

title: Disable Powershell Command History
id: 602f5669-6927-4688-84db-0d4b7afb2150
status: test
description: Detects scripts or commands that disabled the Powershell command history by removing psreadline module
references:
    - https://twitter.com/DissectMalware/status/1062879286749773824
author: Ali Alwashali
date: 2022-08-21
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1070.003
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
    selection:
        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
            - Remove-Module
            - psreadline
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate script that disables the command history
level: high