Every published rule

PowerShell TCP Tunnel Indicators: HttpWebRequest and TcpListener Usage (Windows

Flags PowerShell scripts referencing TcpListener/AcceptTcpClient and HttpWebRequest as potential TCP tunneling behavior.

Windows: Detect Named Pipe Creation with Koh Default Names

Alerts on Windows named pipe creation with Koh default identifiers in the pipe name.

Windows PowerShell: Import-Module From Temp, AppData, or Public Directories

Detects PowerShell module imports (Import-Module/ipmo) from Temp, AppData, or Public directories via Script Block Logging.

Windows Registry Changes Disabling Windows Defender Event Log Channel

Detects registry changes that disable the Windows Defender Operational event log channel by setting its Enabled DWORD to 0.

Windows Registry Event Log Tampering by Disabling WINEVT Channel Enabled Key

Flags registry changes that set WINEVT channel Enabled to 0x00000000 to disable Windows event logging.

Windows UAC Bypass via IDiagnosticProfileUAC Triggered from DllHost.exe

Flags elevated process creation where DllHost.exe launches using the specific IDiagnosticProfileUAC /Processid value.

Windows: DllHost.exe creates a System32 DLL for UAC bypass via IDiagnosticProfileUAC

Alerts when dllhost.exe creates a System32 .dll consistent with IDiagnosticProfileUAC UAC bypass behavior.

Windows: Execution of .xbap via PresentationHost.exe from Uncommon Paths

Alerts when PresentationHost.exe launches a .xbap file from a non-standard location on Windows.

Windows: Execution of ScriptRunner.exe with appvscript Argument

Flags ScriptRunner.exe executions that include the " -appvscript " parameter in the command line.

Windows: Suspicious LSASS handle access via svchost.exe call trace to seclogon.dll

Flags svchost.exe attempting LSASS access (granted access 0x14c0) with seclogon.dll in the call trace.

Windows: assoc.exe Changes File Extension Handler to exefile

Alerts on cmd.exe running assoc to set file extension handlers to exefile, indicating possible persistence via file associations.

Windows Process Creation: bitsadmin Downloads Files to Suspicious Directories

Flags bitsadmin.exe file downloads that target suspicious folders using /transfer, /create, and /addfile command-line parameters.

Windows Process Creation: BITSAdmin Downloading File with Suspicious Extension

Flags bitsadmin.exe commands that transfer or add files with suspicious extensions based on process creation command-line content.

Windows BITSAdmin Downloads from File-Sharing Domains

Alerts on BITSAdmin downloads from popular file-sharing domains when transfer/create/addfile command-line flags are present.

Windows Process Creation: bitsadmin Download Using Direct IP URL

Alerts when bitsadmin.exe is used to download via a direct IP address in the command line on Windows.

Windows attrib.exe sets hidden system file attribute (+s) on suspicious paths and script/executable extensions

Flags attrib.exe usage with +s to mark .exe/.dll and script files in public/temp/user-writable locations as system files.

PowerShell disables or removes ETW Trace via Set-EtwTraceProvider or Remove-EtwTraceProvider

Flags PowerShell commands that remove or disable ETW trace providers to impair Windows telemetry.

Windows BITS Transfer Job Download to Suspicious File Paths

Flags new Windows BITS transfer jobs that save downloaded files into predefined suspicious paths.

Windows BITS Client Downloads From File-Sharing Domains

Alerts on Windows BITS transfers (EventID 16403) that download from known file-sharing/content hosting domains.

Windows dllhost.exe Launched With No Command-Line Arguments

Alerts on dllhost.exe being executed with no command-line arguments, a rare pattern that may indicate stealthy or injected activity.