Rule History

SID: 2033957 • Source: et/open

Versions (4)

Version DetailsCurrent

Rev: 1 • Sep 15, 2021, 12:00 PM

Message:

ET HUNTING Inbound Powershell Creating .lnk File

Rule:

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET HUNTING Inbound Powershell Creating .lnk File"; flow:established,to_client; file.data; content:".lnk|22|"; content:"|28|New-Object|20|-COM|20|WScript.Shell|29|.CreateShortcut|28|"; classtype:bad-unknown; sid:2033957; rev:1; metadata:created_at 2021_09_15, confidence Medium, signature_severity Informational, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2021_09_15;)

Created:

Sep 15, 2021, 12:00 PM

Updated:

Sep 15, 2021, 12:00 PM

DB Created:

Sep 21, 2024, 3:00 AM

DB Updated:

Sep 8, 2025, 9:34 PM

Filename:

rules/emerging-hunting.rules