Execute Code with Pester.bat — Sigma Rule

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Author: Julia Fomina, oscd.community. Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2020-10-08 / 2023-11-09.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: 56c15f95a6beb203afacd3b4b5f140095c7a437cf851fdd910102a7c54d81fe7

Detection logic

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title: Execute Code with Pester.bat
id: 59e938ff-0d6d-4dc3-b13f-36cc28734d4e
status: test
description: Detects code execution via Pester.bat (Pester - Powershell Modulte for testing)
references:
    - https://twitter.com/Oddvarmoe/status/993383596244258816
    - https://github.com/api0cradle/LOLBAS/blob/d148d278f5f205ce67cfaf49afdfb68071c7252a/OSScripts/pester.md
author: Julia Fomina, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-08
modified: 2023-11-09
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1059.001
    - attack.t1216
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    powershell_module:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\powershell.exe'
            - '\pwsh.exe'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'Pester'
            - 'Get-Help'
    cmd_execution:
        Image|endswith: '\cmd.exe'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'pester'
            - ';'
    get_help:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'help'
            - '\?'
    condition: powershell_module or (cmd_execution and get_help)
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of Pester for writing tests for Powershell scripts and modules
level: medium

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False positives

• Legitimate use of Pester for writing tests for Powershell scripts and modules

Source references

• https://twitter.com/Oddvarmoe/status/993383596244258816
• https://github.com/api0cradle/LOLBAS/blob/d148d278f5f205ce67cfaf49afdfb68071c7252a/OSScripts/pester.md