Microsoft PowerShell
- Miguel Lauriano
- Aparna Rr
- Aparna Rr
About the Device
PowerShell is an object-oriented programming language and interactive command line shell for Microsoft Windows. PowerShell was designed to automate system tasks, such as batch processing, and create systems management tools for commonly implemented processes. PowerShell includes more than 130 standard command line tools for functions that formerly required users to create scripts in VB, VBScript or C#.
PowerShell integrates with the .NET environment and can also be embedded within other applications. Over a hundred cmdlets are included that can be used separately or combined with others to automate more complex tasks. Users can also create and share cmdlets.
Device Information
 Entity | Particulars |
|---|---|
Vendor Name | Microsoft |
Product Name | Powershell |
Type of Device | Hosted |
Collection Method
Log Type | Â Ingestion label | Preferred Logging Protocol - Format | Log collection method |
|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft PowerShell | POWERSHELL | Syslog - JSON | CyberHub |
Port Requirements
Source | Destination | Port |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft PowerShell | CyberHub | 6514 (TCP) |
To facilitate secure communication and align with our best practice, we strongly encourage the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) between your security devices and our Adaptive MxDR platform for event forwarding.
While we understand that TLS support may not be available on all devices, if your devices do support TLS communication, we recommend utilizing port 6514 for seamless integration.
In some cases, the upgraded version of the device might incorporate TLS support without prior notice. If you come across such a scenario or for further assistance in configuring TLS, we kindly ask you to reach out to your dedicated Adaptive MxDR Service Delivery Lead.
Device Configuration
To Enable logging for PowerShell
Log in to the Windows Server with admin or similar privileges.
Open Run command and enter gpedit.msc to open Group policy Editor.
In Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Component > Windows PowerShell and enable the following settings.
Double-click on Turn on Module Logging and check the option Enabled. Click Show and enter the module name as Microsoft.PowerShell.* then click ok.
Double-click on Turn on PowerShell Script Block Logging and check the option Enabled. Click Apply and ok.
Double-click on Turn on Script Execution and check the option Enabled. In Execution Policy, select Allow all scripts. Click Apply and ok.
To Configure the NXLog Agent to send PowerShell Logs to CyberHub
Download and install the NXLog agent from the following location: https://nxlog.co/products/nxlog-community-edition/download.
Navigate to
services.mscand stop the nxlog service.Navigate to the folder
C:\Program Files\nxlog\dataand delete the fileconfigcache.datif it present.Navigate to the installed location
C:\Program Files\nxlog\conf.Rename the attached file tonxlog.confand copy it into this folder.Replace the placeholder
CyberHub IPwith the actual CyberHub IP in thenxlog.conffile.Copy the certificate which you obtained from Adaptive MxDR team to Windows machine where nxlog agent is installed and mentioned this cert path in nxlog.conf against "CAFile" on line number 53.
Now, start the nxlog service from
services.msc.NXLog agent logs will be available at the location
C:\Program Files\nxlog\data\nxlog.log.The log flow should work, and you can check it using tcpdump with the command
tcpdump -AA port 6514
Integration Parameters
Parameters required from customer for Integration.
Property | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
IP Address | Microsoft PowerShell interface IP address | Hostname or IP address of the device which forwards logs to the CyberHub |
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