HIGH Powershell Activity - 3990759154

Prevented (Blocked) ID: #1571 | Detected: 2026-01-02 05:26:08 | Malware
Alert Overview

Malicious command in Powershell command line

Unclassified
XDR Agent
New
DS:PANW/XDR Agent DOM:Security
Host Information
DESKTOP-FNUMV3U
User
00:15:5d:52:e9:ba
Process Information Process Execution
Actor Process (Executor)
Process Name wscript.exe
Path C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
PID 58468
SHA256 40d9518bf166d1d94b4d60dfe40efb06d2dd92e1ca6d9ab1a4d2b8ccc49da532 VT
MD5 1bc87886c5d8a35a7d6f00c5a4cf2576
Signature Microsoft Corporation Signed
"wscript.exe" "C:\app\cortex-xdr-siem-test\xdr_hidden_runner.vbs" --once
Parent Process (Causality)
Process Name wscript.exe
Path C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
SHA256 40d9518bf166d1d94b4d60dfe40efb06d2dd92e1ca6d9ab1a4d2b8ccc49da532 VT
"wscript.exe" "C:\app\cortex-xdr-siem-test\xdr_hidden_runner.vbs" --once
Severity Analysis
HIGH

High priority investigation needed

Summary
Events 1
IP Addresses 3
Tags 2
File Artifacts Yes
Network Artifacts No
Registry Artifacts No
Analyst Verdict