Sigma rule: Powershell Suspicious Win32_PnPEntity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-98a44be73082, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Powershell Suspicious Win32_PnPEntity
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2021-08-23
Modified
2022-12-25
File
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_susp_win32_pnpentity.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Adversaries may attempt to gather information about attached peripheral devices and components connected to a computer system.

Log source

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

Detection

selection:
    ScriptBlockText|contains: Win32_PnPEntity
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Admin script

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1120

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_win32_pnpentity.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Powershell Suspicious Win32_PnPEntity" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_susp_win32_pnpentity.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 Suspicious Win32_PnPEntity",
entity page, dataset version ref-98a44be73082, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b26647de-4feb-4283-af6b-6117661283c5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b26647de-4feb-4283-af6b-6117661283c5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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