SigmaHQ/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_ps_appdata.yml

title: PowerShell Script Run in AppData
id: ac175779-025a-4f12-98b0-acdaeb77ea85
status: experimental
description: Detects a suspicious command line execution that invokes PowerShell with reference to an AppData folder
references:
    - https://twitter.com/JohnLaTwC/status/1082851155481288706
    - https://app.any.run/tasks/f87f1c4e-47e2-4c46-9cf4-31454c06ce03
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
    - attack.t1086      # an old one     
author: Florian Roth
date: 2019/01/09
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine:
            - '* /c powershell*\AppData\Local\\*'
            - '* /c powershell*\AppData\Roaming\\*'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Administrative scripts
level: medium