WScript/CScript extracts ZIP via Shell.Application into Public folder

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Sep 23, 2026•0•0•4

Detects the execution of wscript.exe or cscript.exe with a command line containing a .vbs file, occurring within a 5-minute window of the creation of a file named 'notepad++.exe' or 'readme.txt' within a sub-directory of 'C:\Users\Public\'. This behavior is indicative of a potential multi-stage execution where a script is used to drop or interact with files in public-accessible folders.