Suspicious PowerShell Enumeration of Running Processes

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-09-24
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Hour

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Discovery (TA0007)

ATT&CK Technique

Process Discovery (T1057)

Severity

Low

Description

Attackers often enumerate running processes to find and disable security tools.

Attacker's Goals

Understand the type of host according to the processes running on it; find and disable security tools.

Investigative actions

Verify whether the command that was executed is benign or normal for the host and/or user performing it (for example, it may be an IT script).