PowerShell

A Powerful Command-Line Interface and Scripting Platform in Windows

PowerShell is a powerful command-line interface and scripting platform provided in Windows,
which adversaries can exploit for information gathering, remote control, malware execution, and other malicious activities.

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How Attackers Abuse PowerShell

Command Execution: Execute files using Start-Process
Remote Command Execution: Control remote systems using Invoke-Command (Administrator privileges required)
File Download and Execution: Download malicious files from the internet and execute them in memory without writing to disk

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Advanced PowerShell Attack Techniques

Even without directly executing PowerShell,
adversaries can bypass detection by leveraging the .NET framework and Windows CLI to call PowerShell’s core library (System.Management.Automation DLL) directly.

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Common PowerShell-Based Attack Tools Used by Adversaries

✔ Empire – Remote control and persistence
✔ PowerSploit – Penetration testing and malware execution
✔ PoshC2 – Command & Control (C2) attack framework
✔ PSAttack – PowerShell-based attack automation

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PowerShell is a powerful tool, but when abused by attackers, it can become a serious security threat.