action: global
title: Remote PowerShell Session
id: 96b9f619-aa91-478f-bacb-c3e50f8df575
description: Detects remote PowerShell sessions
status: experimental
date: 2019/08/10
modified: 2020/08/24
author: Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g
references:
    - https://threathunterplaybook.com/notebooks/windows/02_execution/WIN-190511223310.html
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
    - attack.t1086  # an old one
    - attack.lateral_movement
    - attack.t1021.006
    - attack.t1028  # an old one
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use remote PowerShell sessions
level: high
---
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: powershell
    definition: Module Logging must be enable and fields have to be extract from event
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4103
        HostName: 'ServerRemoteHost'
        HostApplication|contains: 'wsmprovhost.exe'
    condition: selection
---
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: powershell-classic
    definition: fields have to be extract from event
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 400
        HostName: 'ServerRemoteHost'
        HostApplication|contains: 'wsmprovhost.exe'
    condition: selection