title: Dnscat Execution
id: a6d67db4-6220-436d-8afc-f3842fe05d43
description: Dnscat exfiltration tool execution
status: experimental
author: Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community
date: 2019/10/24
modified: 2021/10/16
tags:
    - attack.exfiltration
    - attack.t1048
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: Script block logging must be enabled
detection:
    selection:
        ScriptBlockText|contains: 'Start-Dnscat2'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate usage of PowerShell Dnscat2 — DNS Exfiltration tool (unlikely)
level: critical
