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Invoke-Obfuscation Via Stdin

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via Stdin in Scripts

MITRE ATT&CK

execution

Detection Query

selection:
  CommandLine|re: (?i)(?:set).*&&\s?set.*(?:environment|invoke|\$\{?input).*&&.*"
condition: selection

Author

Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community

Created

2020-10-12

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/1009

Tags

attack.stealthattack.t1027attack.executionattack.t1059.001

Raw Content

title: Invoke-Obfuscation Via Stdin
id: 9c14c9fa-1a63-4a64-8e57-d19280559490
status: test
description: Detects Obfuscated Powershell via Stdin in Scripts
references:
    - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/1009 # (Task28)
author: Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-12
modified: 2026-03-16
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|re: '(?i)(?:set).*&&\s?set.*(?:environment|invoke|\$\{?input).*&&.*"'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high