Msix Powershell

Description

PowerShell execution from MSIX packages and WindowsApps directory

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory msix_powershell
Test Date 2023-06-22

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Windows-Sysmon

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1059.001/msix_powershell/windows-sysmon.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
Windows PowerShell Script From WindowsApps Directory TTP Endpoint T1059.001, T1204.002 MSIX Package Abuse, Malicious PowerShell

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1059.001/msix_powershell/windows-sysmon.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.


Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0