Sigma rule: PowerShell Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8e65b23d01b5, updated 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
PowerShell Execution
Status
deprecated
Level
medium
Author
Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g
Date
2019/09/12
Modified
2021/11/05
File
deprecated/windows/sysmon_powershell_execution_moduleload.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of PowerShell

Log source

product
windows
category
image_load

Detection

selection:
    Description: 'System.Management.Automation'
    ImageLoaded|contains: 'System.Management.Automation'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1086
  • 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/deprecated/windows/sysmon_powershell_execution_moduleload.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PowerShell Execution" by Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/sysmon_powershell_execution_moduleload.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 Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-8e65b23d01b5, updated 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/867613fb-fa60-4497-a017-a82df74a172c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 867613fb-fa60-4497-a017-a82df74a172c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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