Sigma rule: Suspicious Process Discovery With Get-Process

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-251f7c23d52c, updated 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious Process Discovery With Get-Process
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2022-03-17
File
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_susp_get_process.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Get the processes that are running on the local computer.

Log source

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

Detection

selection:
    ScriptBlockText|contains: Get-Process
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate PowerShell scripts

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1057

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_get_process.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious Process Discovery With Get-Process" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_susp_get_process.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: Suspicious Process Discovery With Get-Process",
entity page, dataset version ref-251f7c23d52c, updated 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/af4c87ce-bdda-4215-b998-15220772e993 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule af4c87ce-bdda-4215-b998-15220772e993, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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