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# ClickFix - PowerShell executed through the run application
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | N/A (single event) |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002), Initial Access (TA0001) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | User Execution (T1204), Phishing (T1566) |
| Severity | Low |
### Description
An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
### Attacker's Goals
* An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
### Investigative actions
* Check if the command line is known in the organization or malicious.
* And ask the user what is the source of it.
### Variations
ClickFix - PowerShell command executed through the run application and using Invoke-Expression cmdlet
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002), Initial Access (TA0001) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | User Execution (T1204), Phishing (T1566) |
| Severity | High |
**Description**
An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
**Attacker's Goals**
* An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
**Investigative actions**
* Check if the command line is known in the organization or malicious.
* And ask the user what is the source of it.
ClickFix - Long PowerShell command executed through the run application with URL in the command
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002), Initial Access (TA0001) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | User Execution (T1204), Phishing (T1566) |
| Severity | High |
**Description**
An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
**Attacker's Goals**
* An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
**Investigative actions**
* Check if the command line is known in the organization or malicious.
* And ask the user what is the source of it.
ClickFix - Long encoded PowerShell command executed through the run application
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002), Initial Access (TA0001) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | User Execution (T1204), Phishing (T1566) |
| Severity | High |
**Description**
An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
**Attacker's Goals**
* An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
**Investigative actions**
* Check if the command line is known in the organization or malicious.
* And ask the user what is the source of it.
ClickFix - Schedule task PowerShell command executed through the run application
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002), Initial Access (TA0001) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | User Execution (T1204), Phishing (T1566) |
| Severity | High |
**Description**
An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
**Attacker's Goals**
* An attacker may be trying to trick a user to execute PowerShell through the run application.
**Investigative actions**
* Check if the command line is known in the organization or malicious.
* And ask the user what is the source of it.
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