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Powershell Suspicious Win32_PnPEntity — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule b26647de-4feb-4283-af6b-6117661283c5. Powershell Suspicious Win32_PnPEntity — Sigma Rule. Adversaries may attempt to gather information about attached peripheral devices and components connected to a computer system.

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: frack113. Source status: test; severity: low. Source dates: 2021-08-23 / 2022-12-25.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "category": "ps_script",
  "definition": "Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled"
}

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Source SHA-256: d2574fc14bf5d1e94cecc738f5840591cc2a80dcad3123cb7a4d24080a69c6c5

Detection logic

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title: Powershell Suspicious Win32_PnPEntity
id: b26647de-4feb-4283-af6b-6117661283c5
status: test
description: Adversaries may attempt to gather information about attached peripheral devices and components connected to a computer system.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1120/T1120.md
author: frack113
date: 2021-08-23
modified: 2022-12-25
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1120
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
    selection:
        ScriptBlockText|contains: Win32_PnPEntity
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Admin script
level: low

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False positives

  • Admin script

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