WMI Suspicious Commands (RedCanary Threat Detection Report)

 1title: WMI Suspicious Commands (RedCanary Threat Detection Report)
 2id: fd4852d8-3464-4639-acc5-f9cf9553a396
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects the wmic process with suspicious options. Part of the RedCanary 2023 Threat Detection Report.
 5references:
 6    - https://redcanary.com/threat-detection-report/techniques/windows-management-instrumentation/
 7author: RedCanary, Sigma formatting by Micah Babinski
 8date: 2023/05/10
 9tags:
10    - attack.execution
11    - attack.t1047
12logsource:
13    category: process_creation
14    product: windows
15detection:
16    selection:
17        Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
18        CommandLine|contains:
19            - 'create'
20            - 'node:'
21            - 'process'
22            - 'call'
23    condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25    - Likely will require tuning based on organizational context.
26level: low```

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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