title: SyncAppvPublishingServer Execution to Bypass Powershell Restriction
id: dddfebae-c46f-439c-af7a-fdb6bde90218
related:
    - id: fde7929d-8beb-4a4c-b922-be9974671667
      type: derived
    - id: 9f7aa113-9da6-4a8d-907c-5f1a4b908299
      type: derived
description: Detects SyncAppvPublishingServer process execution which usually utilized by adversaries to bypass PowerShell execution restrictions.
status: experimental
references:
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Syncappvpublishingserver/
author: 'Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, OSCD Community'
date: 2020/10/05
modified: 2021/10/18
tags:
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
detection:
    selection:
        ScriptBlockText|contains: 'SyncAppvPublishingServer.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - App-V clients
level: medium