RokRAT LNK Command Locating PowerShell via Directory Wildcard Search (via process_creation)

ATT&CK techniques

Execution → Defense Evasion

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
- T1059.001PowerShell
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
- T1027.010Command Obfuscation
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects a command shell using a directory listing with a rshell.exe wildcard under the WindowsPowerShell path to locate and invoke PowerShell, the evasion behavior of a RokRAT LNK chain that avoids writing the literal powershell string. Adversaries leverage the wildcard search to defeat naive command line string matching while still launching PowerShell, making early detection critical for catching the LNK stage before shellcode loading.

Reporting behind it

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RokRAT LNK Command Locating PowerShell via Directory Wildcard Search (via process_creation)

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