Suspicious PowerShell Cmdlets - WMI

 1title: Suspicious PowerShell Cmdlets - WMI
 2id: e29d3301-3b64-4305-9e91-8aabfbef2015
 3status: experimental
 4description: |
 5    There are numerous default PowerShell cmdlets that allow administrators to leverage WMI via 
 6    PowerShell. Both adversaries and administrators use these cmdlets to query the operating 
 7    system or execute commands, either locally or remotely. Cmdlets like Get-WMIObject are often 
 8    used for reconnaissance. Part of the RedCanary 2024 Threat Detection Report.    
 9references:
10    - https://redcanary.com/threat-detection-report/techniques/windows-management-instrumentation/
11author: RedCanary, Sigma formatting by Micah Babinski
12date: 2024/03/21
13tags:
14    - attack.execution
15    - attack.t1047
16    - attack.t1059
17    - attack.t1059.001
18logsource:
19    category: process_creation
20    product: windows
21detection:
22    selection:
23        Image|endswith: '\powershell.exe'
24        CommandLine|contains:
25            - 'invoke-wmimethod'
26            - 'invoke-cimmethod'
27            - 'get-wmiobject'
28            - 'get-ciminstance'
29            - 'wmiclass'
30    condition: selection
31falsepositives:
32    - Unknown
33level: low```