Sigma rule: Suspicious Get Information for SMB Share - PowerShell Module
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b73b8b17a740, updated 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Suspicious Get Information for SMB Share - PowerShell Module
- Status
- test
- Level
- low
- Author
- frack113
- Date
- 2021-12-15
- Modified
- 2022-12-02
- File
- rules/windows/powershell/powershell_module/posh_pm_susp_smb_share_reco.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Adversaries may look for folders and drives shared on remote systems as a means of identifying sources of information to gather as a precursor for Collection and
to identify potential systems of interest for Lateral Movement.
Networks often contain shared network drives and folders that enable users to access file directories on various systems across a network.
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- ps_module
- definition
- 0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b
Detection
selection:
- Payload|contains: get-smbshare
- ContextInfo|contains: get-smbshare
condition: selectionFalse positives (as the rule lists them)
- Administrator script
Tags
- attack.discovery
- attack.t1069.001
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
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_susp_smb_share_reco.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Suspicious Get Information for SMB Share - PowerShell Module" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_module/posh_pm_susp_smb_share_reco.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Suspicious Get Information for SMB Share - PowerShell Module",
entity page, dataset version ref-b73b8b17a740, updated 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6942bd25-5970-40ab-af49-944247103358 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6942bd25-5970-40ab-af49-944247103358, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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