Sigma rule: Invoke-Obfuscation STDIN+ Launcher

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-fb9202a6b94d, updated 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Invoke-Obfuscation STDIN+ Launcher
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-15
Modified
2024-04-15
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_invoke_obfuscation_stdin.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects Obfuscated use of stdin to execute PowerShell

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    # Example 1: c:\windows\sYstEm32\CmD.eXE /C"echO\Invoke-Expression (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString | POwersHELl -NoEXiT -"
    # Example 2: c:\WiNDOws\sysTEm32\cmd.EXe /C " ECHo Invoke-Expression (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString | POwersHELl -nol ${EXEcUtIONCONTeXT}.INvOkEComMANd.InvOKEScRIPt( $InpUt )"
    CommandLine|re: 'cmd.{0,5}(?:/c|/r).+powershell.+(?:\$\{?input\}?|noexit).+\"'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1027
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.001

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_invoke_obfuscation_stdin.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Invoke-Obfuscation STDIN+ Launcher" by Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_invoke_obfuscation_stdin.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: Invoke-Obfuscation STDIN+ Launcher",
entity page, dataset version ref-fb9202a6b94d, updated 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6c96fc76-0eb1-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6c96fc76-0eb1-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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