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high advisory

Zoom-themed Phishing Campaign Delivering ConnectWise ScreenConnect

A phishing campaign impersonates Zoom to trick users into downloading and installing ConnectWise ScreenConnect, a legitimate remote monitoring and management tool, allowing attackers to gain persistent remote access, harvest credentials, and deploy secondary malware such as ransomware.

Zoom +2 phishing remote_access social_engineering screenconnect
2r 5t 4i
high advisory

Command and Scripting Interpreter via Windows Scripts

This rule detects the execution of PowerShell, PowerShell ISE, or Cmd spawned from Windows Script Host or MSHTA, indicating potential abuse of scripting interpreters to execute malicious commands or scripts on Windows systems.

Microsoft Defender XDR +8 execution scripting windows
2r 1t
medium advisory

Remote File Download via Script Interpreter

Attackers are using Windows script interpreters (cscript.exe or wscript.exe) to download executable files from remote locations to deliver second-stage payloads or download tools.

Windows Script Host command-and-control execution windows script_interpreter
2r 3t
medium advisory

Windows Script Execution from Archive File

This rule detects attempts to execute Jscript/Vbscript files from archive files, a common method for delivering malicious scripts by identifying unusual parent-child process relationships where scripting utilities are launched from archive programs, indicating potential exploitation.

Windows Script Host +2 execution archive scripting windows
2r 3t
medium advisory

Windows Script Host Executing PowerShell

Detects PowerShell execution initiated by cscript.exe or wscript.exe, commonly used by attackers for initial access or payload delivery.

Windows Script Host +1 initial-access powershell windows scripting
2r 4t