WMI Suspicious Process Lineage (RedCanary Threat Detection Report)

 1title: WMI Suspicious Process Lineage (RedCanary Threat Detection Report)
 2id: 03fd0ccb-e246-451d-9923-f0698642a0ec
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects the WMI provider host spawning suspicious processes. 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        ParentImage|endswith: '\wmiprvse.exe'
18        Image|endswith:
19            - '\rundll32.exe'
20            - '\msbuild.exe'
21            - '\powershell.exe'
22            - '\cmd.exe'
23            - '\mshta.exe'
24    condition: selection
25falsepositives:
26    - Unknown
27level: 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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