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NRT Base64 Encoded Windows Process Command-lines

Description

'This detection identifies instances of a base64 encoded PE file header seen in the process command line parameter.'
Rule type
NRT
Version
1.0.2
Declared status
Available

Declared MITRE coverage

Declared sources

Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

Connectors

Data types

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

SecurityEvent
 | where EventID == 4688
 | where isnotempty(CommandLine)
 | where CommandLine contains "TVqQAAMAAAAEAAA"
 | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0]), DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))

Declared entities

AccountHost

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
c3e5dbaa-a540-408c-8b36-68bdfb3df088
Additional source files 3Solutions/Windows Security Events/Analytic Rules/NRT_base64_encoded_pefile.yamlsource ↗Detections/SecurityEvent/NRT_base64_encoded_pefile.yamlmigration-note ↗Solutions/Windows Security Events/Data/Solution_Windows Security Events.jsonsolution-membership ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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