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    WinGet.exe spawning cmd, PowerShell, or DSC child processes

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated 15 days ago•2•0•3

    Detects instances where the Windows Package Manager (winget.exe) initiates potentially suspicious child processes such as command shells or administrative tools, and correlates this activity with network connections originating from those child processes.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1105 - Ingress Tool TransferT1059.001 - PowerShellT1059.003 - Windows Command ShellTA0002 - ExecutionProcess CreationNetwork Connection OutboundCommand ExecutionWindowsWindows Defender Atpkql

    Found in

    • WinGet DSC Arbitrary Code Execution and ProxyingLast updated Jun 9, 2026
    • WinGet DSC Arbitrary Code Execution and DSCourier MalwareLast updated Jun 9, 2026

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