PowerShell Suspicious Script with Audio Capture Capabilities

Last updated 8 days ago on 2026-01-26
Created 4 years ago on 2021-10-19

About

Detects PowerShell script block content that invokes microphone capture routines or WinMM audio APIs. Adversaries may use audio recording to surveil users or capture sensitive conversations for theft or extortion.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: WindowsUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: CollectionData Source: PowerShell LogsLanguage: kuery
Severity
high
Risk Score
73
MITRE ATT&CK™

Collection (TA0009)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Execution (TA0002)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Query (Kibana Query Language)
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
winlogbeat-*logs-windows.powershell*
Related Integrations

windows(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Query
text code block:
event.category:process and host.os.type:windows and powershell.file.script_block_text : ( "Get-MicrophoneAudio" or ("Get-AudioDevice" and "Recording" and "Set-AudioDevice") or "WindowsAudioDevice-Powershell-Cmdlet" or ( "winmm.dll" and ( "waveInGetNumDevs" or "waveInOpen" or "waveInStart" or "mciSendString" or "mciSendStringA" or "mciSendStringW" ) ) ) and not powershell.file.script_block_text : ( "sentinelbreakpoints" and "Set-PSBreakpoint" and "PowerSploitIndicators" )

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect PowerShell Suspicious Script with Audio Capture Capabilities in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).