PowerShell Mailbox Collection Script

Last updated 5 months ago on 2025-03-20
Created 3 years ago on 2023-01-11

About

Detects PowerShell scripts that can be used to collect data from mailboxes. Adversaries may target user email to collect sensitive information.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: WindowsUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: CollectionData Source: PowerShell LogsLanguage: kuery
Severity
medium
Risk Score
47
MITRE ATT&CK™

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

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

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

Query
event.category:process and host.os.type:windows and
  (
   powershell.file.script_block_text : (
      "Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook" or
      "Interop.Outlook.olDefaultFolders" or
      "::olFolderInBox"
   ) or
   powershell.file.script_block_text : (
      "Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.Folder" or
      "Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.FileAttachment"
   )
  ) and not user.id : "S-1-5-18"

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect PowerShell Mailbox Collection Script 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(opens in a new tab or window).