Sigma rule: PowerShell Get Clipboard

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ed51ed22f006, updated 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: PowerShell Get Clipboard
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
Date: 2020-05-02
Modified: 2023-01-04
File: rules/windows/powershell/powershell_module/posh_pm_get_clipboard.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

A General detection for the Get-Clipboard commands in PowerShell logs. This could be an adversary capturing clipboard contents.

Log source

product: windows
category: ps_module
definition: 0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b

Detection

selection:
    Payload|contains: 'Get-Clipboard'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1115

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_module/posh_pm_get_clipboard.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"PowerShell Get Clipboard" by Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_module/posh_pm_get_clipboard.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: PowerShell Get Clipboard",
entity page, dataset version ref-ed51ed22f006, updated 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4cbd4f12-2e22-43e3-882f-bff3247ffb78 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4cbd4f12-2e22-43e3-882f-bff3247ffb78, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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