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Invoke-Obfuscation CLIP+ Launcher - PowerShell Module — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule a136cde0-61ad-4a61-9b82-8dc490e60dd2. Invoke-Obfuscation CLIP+ Launcher - PowerShell Module — Sigma Rule. Detects Obfuscated use of Clip.exe to execute PowerShell

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2020-10-13 / 2024-04-05.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "category": "ps_module",
  "definition": "0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: ba33d250d6c51026a2c5ad38952fa4babc713b2f5a80a9ecb0f0d3870105a78f

Detection logic

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title: Invoke-Obfuscation CLIP+ Launcher - PowerShell Module
id: a136cde0-61ad-4a61-9b82-8dc490e60dd2
related:
    - id: 73e67340-0d25-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002
      type: derived
status: test
description: Detects Obfuscated use of Clip.exe to execute PowerShell
references:
    - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/1009  # (Task 26)
author: Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-13
modified: 2024-04-05
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_module
    definition: 0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b
detection:
    selection_4103:
        Payload|re: 'cmd.{0,5}(?:/c|/r).+clip(?:\.exe)?.{0,4}&&.+clipboard]::\(\s\\"\{\d\}.+-f.+"'
    condition: selection_4103
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

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  • Unknown

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