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Nslookup PowerShell Download Cradle

Detects a powershell download cradle using nslookup. This cradle uses nslookup to extract payloads from DNS records.

MITRE ATT&CK

execution

Detection Query

selection:
  Data|contains|all:
    - powershell
    - nslookup
    - "[1]"
  Data|contains:
    - -q=txt http
    - -querytype=txt http
    - -type=txt http
condition: selection

Author

Sai Prashanth Pulisetti @pulisettis, Aishwarya Singam

Created

2022-12-10

Data Sources

windowsps_classic_start

Platforms

windows

References

https://twitter.com/Alh4zr3d/status/1566489367232651264

Tags

attack.executionattack.t1059.001

Raw Content

title: Nslookup PowerShell Download Cradle
id: 999bff6d-dc15-44c9-9f5c-e1051bfc86e1
related:
    - id: 1b3b01c7-84e9-4072-86e5-fc285a41ff23
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detects a powershell download cradle using nslookup. This cradle uses nslookup to extract payloads from DNS records.
references:
    - https://twitter.com/Alh4zr3d/status/1566489367232651264
author: Sai Prashanth Pulisetti @pulisettis, Aishwarya Singam
date: 2022-12-10
modified: 2025-02-25
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_classic_start
detection:
    selection:
        Data|contains|all:
            - 'powershell'
            - 'nslookup'
            - '[1]'
        Data|contains:
            - '-q=txt http'
            - '-querytype=txt http'
            - '-type=txt http'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium