Possible Automated Collection Bookmarks Via Get-ChildItem PowerShell (via ps_script)

title: Possible Automated Collection Bookmarks Via Get-ChildItem PowerShell (via ps_script)
id: 0c7f8194-f0f3-5a18-87c1-f0dc42a0067c
status: stable
description: 'This rule detects threat actors may enumerate browser bookmarks to learn more about compromised hosts. Browser bookmarks may reveal personal information about users (ex: banking sites, interests, social media, etc.) as well as details about internal network resources such as servers, tools/dashboards, or other related infrastructure.'
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1217/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1217/T1217.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-02-03
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1217
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
    selection:
        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
            - 'Get-ChildItem'
            - ' -Recurse '
            - ' -Path '
            - ' -Filter Bookmarks'
            - ' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue'
            - ' -Force'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low