Suspicious Bad Opsec Powershell Code Artifacts (via ps_module)

This rule detects focuses on trivial artifacts observed in variants of prevalent offensive ps1 payloads, including Cobalt Strike Beacon, PoshC2, Powerview, Letmein, Empire, Powersploit, and other attack payloads that frequently undergo minimal changes by adversaries due to bad opsec.

SigmacriticalWindowsv1
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Known false positives

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