Sigma rule: Invoke-Obfuscation Via Use Rundll32 - PowerShell Module

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2758629a77d8, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Invoke-Obfuscation Via Use Rundll32 - PowerShell Module
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community
Date
2019-10-08
Modified
2022-11-29
File
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_module/posh_pm_invoke_obfuscation_via_use_rundll32.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via use Rundll32 in Scripts

Log source

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

Detection

selection_4103:
    Payload|contains|all:
        - '&&'
        - 'rundll32'
        - 'shell32.dll'
        - 'shellexec_rundll'
    Payload|contains:
        - 'value'
        - 'invoke'
        - 'comspec'
        - 'iex'
condition: selection_4103

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

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_module/posh_pm_invoke_obfuscation_via_use_rundll32.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Invoke-Obfuscation Via Use Rundll32 - PowerShell Module" by Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_module/posh_pm_invoke_obfuscation_via_use_rundll32.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 Via Use Rundll32 - PowerShell Module",
entity page, dataset version ref-2758629a77d8, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/88a22f69-62f9-4b8a-aa00-6b0212f2f05a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 88a22f69-62f9-4b8a-aa00-6b0212f2f05a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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