Skip to content
Threat Feed

Tag

Attack.execution

7 briefs RSS
medium advisory

Service Reconnaissance via WMIC.exe

Adversaries use WMIC.exe to enumerate running services on remote devices, potentially identifying valuable targets or misconfigured systems.

Windows attack.execution attack.t1047
2r 1t
high advisory

Detection of Python One-Liners with Base64 Decoding

This brief outlines a method to detect malicious use of Python one-liners employing base64 decoding to execute obfuscated payloads, a common tactic for evading traditional security measures.

attack.execution attack.defense-evasion attack.t1059.006 attack.t1027.010
2r 2t
high advisory

Suspicious Script Interpreter Execution from Environment Variable Folders

Adversaries may execute script interpreters such as cscript, wscript, mshta, or powershell from suspicious directories accessible via environment variables to evade detection and execute malicious scripts.

Windows attack.execution attack.t1059
2r 1t
medium advisory

Service Startup Type Modification via WMIC

Adversaries use the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) utility to modify the startup type of services, setting them to 'Manual' or 'Disabled' to impair defenses or disrupt system operations.

Windows attack.execution attack.t1047 attack.defense-evasion attack.t1562.001
2r 2t
high advisory

Detection of Important Scheduled Task Deletion or Disablement

Adversaries delete or disable critical scheduled tasks, such as those related to system restore, Windows Defender, BitLocker, Windows Backup, or Windows Update, to disrupt operations and potentially conduct data destructive activities.

Windows attack.execution attack.privilege-escalation attack.persistence attack.t1053.005
2r 1t
high advisory

PowerShell Loading .NET Assemblies via Reflection

This analytic detects PowerShell scripts leveraging .NET reflection to load assemblies into memory, a technique commonly used by threat actors to bypass defenses and execute malicious code.

PowerShell reflection dotnet memory-injection attack.execution attack.t1059.001
2r 1t
high advisory

Suspicious CSC.exe Parent Process

The Csc.exe (C# compiler) process is being launched by unusual parent processes or from suspicious locations, indicating potential malware execution or defense evasion.

Windows attack.execution attack.defense-evasion csc.exe payload-delivery
3r 3t