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Table of Contents
Editors Pick
Here are some of the articles specially picked by me for your reading…
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PowerShell vs Python Reference
This is a side by side comparison of PowerShell and Python and a reference between PowerShell and Python language syntax. Most of these examples were adapted from W3 schools Python tutorials.. [Read more]
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Spend less time CD’ing around directories with the PowerShell Z shortcut
by @shanselman
Everyone has a trick for moving around their computer faster. It might be a favorite shell, a series of aliases, or shortcuts. I like using popd and pushd to quickly go deep into a directory structure and return exactly where I was.
Another fantastic utility is simply called “Z.” There is a shell script for Z at https://github.com/rupa/z that’s for *nix, and there’s a PowerShell Z command (a fork of the original) at https://github.com/vincpa/z.
As you move around your machine at the command line, Z is adding the directories you usually visit a file, then using that file to give you instant autocomplete so you can get back there FAST.
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PowerShell Logging: Recording and Auditing all the Things
by @billkindle
In this article, you’ll learn about the options available for PowerShell logging and auditing. By the end of the article, you’ll be armed with enough knowledge to begin logging and auditing all the PowerShell actions occurring on the network. If this has you interested, keep reading!. [Read more]
Trending Github Repositories
Github repositories that are trending are a good way to find and contribute to some cool PowerShell projects! Following is the list of top trending PowerShell Github repositories.
Repository | Description | Stars | Forks | Num Of Stars Today |
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redcanaryco/atomic-red-team |
Small and highly portable detection tests based on MITRE’s ATT&CK. |
3,801 | 1,280 | 35 |
tokyoneon/Chimera | Chimera is a (shiny and very hack-ish) PowerShell obfuscation script designed to bypass AMSI and commercial antivirus solutions. | 151 | 41 | 57 |
actions/virtual-environments | GitHub Actions virtual environments | 1,245 | 533 | 28 |
Azure/Azure-Sentinel | Cloud-native SIEM for intelligent security analytics for your entire enterprise. | 835 | 463 | 8 |
janikvonrotz/awesome-powershell | A curated list of delightful PowerShell modules and resources | 2,115 | 245 | 22 |
MicrosoftDocs/win32 | Public mirror for win32-pr | 200 | 487 | 1 |
davidprowe/BadBlood | BadBlood by @davidprowe, Secframe.com, fills a Microsoft Active Directory Domain with a structure and thousands of objects. The output of the tool is a domain similar to a domain in the real world. After BadBlood is ran on a domain, security analysts and engineers can practice using tools to gain an understanding and prescribe to securing Active… | 495 | 69 | 26 |
PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit | PowerSploit – A PowerShell Post-Exploitation Framework | 7,462 | 2,862 | 44 |
Trending PowerShell Developers on Github
Following is the list of trending developers building some cool projects and tools in PowerShell on Github, and popular repositories in their profiles.
Developer | Popular Repository | Repository Description |
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Stefan Scherer | packer-windows | Windows Templates for Packer: Win10, Server 2016, 1709, 1803, 1809, 2019, 1903, 1909, 2004, Insider with Docker |
Megan Marsh | packer-examples | Some example templates and scripts to help new packer users. |
Doug Finke | ImportExcel | PowerShell module to import/export Excel spreadsheets, without Excel |
Andy Zhang | demo | examples, best practices for k8s volumes on azure, AKS, acs-engine, helm, etc. |
Genevieve Warren | docs | This repository contains .NET Documentation. |
Warren Frame | PSSQLite | PowerShell module to query SQLite databases |
Jakub Jareš | Assert | A set of advanced assertions for Pester to simplify how you write tests. |
Richard Fennell | AzurePipelines | A single Repo to contain the source for ALL my Azure DevOps Build/Release Extensions. The packages can be found in the Azure DevOps Marketplace |
Ryan Yates | ISE_Cew | My Addons to PowerShell ISE that helps with Saving Files, Git Commits & Default Pester Tests |
Top Tweets
If you are into tech then you can’t miss these PowerShell related popular tweets in last week, here is the list of the top 10 most popular PowerShell tweets…
Twitter Handle | Retweet Count | Favorite Count | Status | Status URL |
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@BCSecurity1 | 177 | 356 | Here is a #PowerShell implementation of #ZeroLogon (CVE-2020-1472) since everyone else has released POCs. This is a… https://t.co/3uaYI9u4RL | [Tweet] |
@0gtweet | 50 | 174 | Want to know how many times your Windows 10 booted since installation? Ask for BootId from KUSER_SHARED_DATA, which… https://t.co/Z73fdJYkb7 | [Tweet] |
@0gtweet | 35 | 78 | Did you hear about EntClientDb.edb? Never saw it described, while it contains a database of movies accessed by the… https://t.co/xi9faNBVph | [Tweet] |
@browninfosecguy | 28 | 421 | IT Admins to learn #PowerShell https://t.co/F2gauYjpTw | [Tweet] |
@Hakin9 | 27 | 32 | HTTP-revshell – Powershell reverse shell using HTTP/S protocol with AMSI bypass and Proxy Aware… https://t.co/96uF98FezR | [Tweet] |
@JeffHicks | 25 | 69 | New to #PowerShell? Take a look at my Essential Resources for beginners https://t.co/qOmVod4MdY | [Tweet] |
@NZ_BenThomas | 23 | 77 | Incase you missed it, #AzureStackHCI includes a completely re-written version of SConfig! The best part? It’s writt… https://t.co/ezGAIahcYg | [Tweet] |
@bryceabdo | 22 | 55 | 🔥Hunting Find: #Bazar backdoor devs test a new #PowerShell-based loader w/ persistence capability 🧪
– 0 VT detecti… https://t.co/vNQUb4HZvU |
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@mattallford | 21 | 62 | [New Post] – New Pluralsight Course – Extending PowerShell
I’m really happy to have published my first course with… https://t.co/GPkVcnNSh0 |
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@markekraus | 21 | 25 | #PSConfBook Vol. 3 now 100% of chapters published! Get 22 chapters on #PowerShell #DevOps #AWS #Azure and more! All… https://t.co/iPZ6uIgzaU | [Tweet] |
Top Reddit posts
PowerShell Reddit r/PowerShell is a vibrant community and you should be on board if you want to get onto the nerve of PowerShell Community, here is a list of top Reddit posts last week..
Author | Title | Ups | Num of Comments | URL |
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/u/CodingCaroline | 11 PowerShell Automatic Variables Worth Knowing | 245 | 33 | [Post] |
/u/l33t_d0nut | PowerShell vs Python Reference | 187 | 51 | [Post] |
/u/Tomahawksidewinder | Not to long ago I saw a guy on here who shared a script that would speed on your computer, clear junk files, clear cache, clear temp files etc. He shared it on on github, does anyone know what I’m talking about or have a similar script? | 74 | 35 | [Post] |
/u/snowtr | Visual Studio Code | 63 | 67 | [Post] |
/u/adampskib | Show Outlook meetings in PowerShell profile? | 39 | 17 | [Post] |
/u/krzydoug | Get network adapters/IP info from all AD computers | 25 | 6 | [Post] |
/u/adbertram | PowerShell Logging: Recording and Auditing all the Things | 24 | 1 | [Post] |
/u/PowerShellChallenge | SecretManagement Module Preview Design Changes | 24 | 0 | [Post] |
/u/cryptopotomous | GUI Interface for the Masses | 23 | 19 | [Post] |
/u/PowerShellChallenge | SecretManagement Preview 3 | 18 | 0 | [Post] |
New on Youtube
Here are all new PowerShell videos uploaded on youtube.com last week!
Channel | Title | URL |
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SANS Blue Team |
PowerShell 2020: State of the Art / Hack / Infection |
[Video] |
PDQ.com |
PowerShell Tutorials with PDQ.com | 05 | Environment Variables |
[Video] |
Global Power BI User Group |
Use Powershell Cmdlets for Power BI Administration |
[Video] |
Adam Driscoll |
Getting Started with PowerShell Universal |
[Video] |
Microsoft Reactor |
PowerShell Fundamentals |
[Video] |
Josh King |
New Features and Use Cases, Oh My! – BurntToast PowerShell Module Stream #4 |
[Video] |
Bestseller Books on Leanpub.com
Here are the top 10 book titles which were trending as bestsellers under the PowerShell category!
Author of “PowerShell Guide to Python“, “Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)” and currently writing the most awaited book: “PowerShell to C# and Back” !
Prateek Singh
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