Suspicious Python One-Liners with Base64 Decoding (via process_creation)

This rule detects Python one-liners that use base64 decoding functions in command line executions. Malicious scripts or adversaries frequently use python one-liners to decode and execute base64-encoded payloads, which is a common method for obfuscation and evasion.

SigmahighWindowsv1
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