Sigma rule: Potential COM Objects Download Cradles Usage - PS Script

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d5fae2abd6dd, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential COM Objects Download Cradles Usage - PS Script
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-12-25
File
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_download_com_cradles.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects usage of COM objects that can be abused to download files in PowerShell by CLSID

Log source

product
windows
category
ps_script
definition
Script Block Logging must be enable

Detection

selection_1:
    ScriptBlockText|contains: '[Type]::GetTypeFromCLSID('
selection_2:
    ScriptBlockText|contains:
        - '0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046'
        - 'F6D90F16-9C73-11D3-B32E-00C04F990BB4'
        - 'F5078F35-C551-11D3-89B9-0000F81FE221'
        - '88d96a0a-f192-11d4-a65f-0040963251e5'
        - 'AFBA6B42-5692-48EA-8141-DC517DCF0EF1'
        - 'AFB40FFD-B609-40A3-9828-F88BBE11E4E3'
        - '88d96a0b-f192-11d4-a65f-0040963251e5'
        - '2087c2f4-2cef-4953-a8ab-66779b670495'
        - '000209FF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046'
        - '00024500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of the library

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1105

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_download_com_cradles.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential COM Objects Download Cradles Usage - PS Script" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_download_com_cradles.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Potential COM Objects Download Cradles Usage - PS Script",
entity page, dataset version ref-d5fae2abd6dd, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/3c7d1587-3b13-439f-9941-7d14313dbdfe (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 3c7d1587-3b13-439f-9941-7d14313dbdfe, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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