Sigma rule: Recon Information for Export with PowerShell

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-277d86ee8638, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Recon Information for Export with PowerShell
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2021-07-30
Modified
2022-12-25
File
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_susp_recon_export.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Once established within a system or network, an adversary may use automated techniques for collecting internal data

Log source

product
windows
category
ps_script
definition
Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled

Detection

selection_action:
    ScriptBlockText|contains:
        - 'Get-Service '
        - 'Get-ChildItem '
        - 'Get-Process '
selection_redirect:
    ScriptBlockText|contains: '> $env:TEMP\'
condition: all of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.collection
  • attack.t1119

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_script/posh_ps_susp_recon_export.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Recon Information for Export with PowerShell" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_susp_recon_export.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: Recon Information for Export with PowerShell",
entity page, dataset version ref-277d86ee8638, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a9723fcc-881c-424c-8709-fd61442ab3c3 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a9723fcc-881c-424c-8709-fd61442ab3c3, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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