Tag
medium
advisory
Suspicious PowerShell Execution via Windows Script Host
2 rules 4 TTPsDetection of PowerShell processes launched by cscript.exe or wscript.exe, indicative of potential malicious initial access or execution attempts.
Microsoft Defender XDR +2
initial-access
execution
windows
powershell
script
2r
4t
high
threat
Suspicious Script Execution from Temporary Directory
2 rules 1 TTPThis brief covers a detection for suspicious script execution, such as PowerShell, WScript, or MSHTA, originating from common temporary directories, potentially indicating malware activity.
exploited
Windows
execution
script
temp
2r
1t
medium
advisory
Execution of a Downloaded Windows Script
3 rules 7 TTPsThis rule detects the execution of a Windows script downloaded from the internet, a technique adversaries may leverage for initial access and execution by using browsers or file utilities to download scripts and subsequently execute them with scripting tools like wscript or mshta.
Windows
execution
script
initial_access
3r
7t