WMIC Suspicious Commands

 1title: WMIC Suspicious Commands
 2id: 9c3367de-94fd-4a46-bc9f-d2943bd32025
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects suspicious parent-child relationships with the wmiprvse command.
 5    Inspired by the 2022 Red Canary Threat Detection report.
 6references:
 7    - https://redcanary.com/threat-detection-report/techniques/windows-management-instrumentation/
 8author: Micah Babinski
 9date: 2022/11/03
10tags:
11    - attack.execution
12    - attack.t1047
13logsource:
14    category: process_creation
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection:
18        ParentImage|endswith: '\wmiprvse.exe'
19        Image|endswith:
20            - '\rundll32.exe'
21            - '\msbuild.exe'
22            - '\powershell.exe'
23            - '\cmd.exe'
24            - '\mshta.exe'
25    condition: selection
26falsepositives:
27    - Unknown
28level: medium```

References

• Windows Management Instrumentation - Red Canary Threat Report

  

  Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a prevalent technique leveraged for lateral movement and discovery by adversaries.

  
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