New ActiveScriptEventConsumer Created Via Wmic.EXE
Detects WMIC executions in which an event consumer gets created. This could be used to establish persistence
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1title: New ActiveScriptEventConsumer Created Via Wmic.EXE
2id: ebef4391-1a81-4761-a40a-1db446c0e625
3status: test
4description: Detects WMIC executions in which an event consumer gets created. This could be used to establish persistence
5references:
6 - https://twitter.com/johnlatwc/status/1408062131321270282?s=12
7 - https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/wp-windows-management-instrumentation.pdf
8author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
9date: 2021-06-25
10modified: 2023-02-14
11tags:
12 - attack.persistence
13 - attack.t1546.003
14logsource:
15 category: process_creation
16 product: windows
17detection:
18 selection:
19 CommandLine|contains|all:
20 - 'ActiveScriptEventConsumer'
21 - ' CREATE '
22 condition: selection
23fields:
24 - CommandLine
25 - ParentCommandLine
26falsepositives:
27 - Legitimate software creating script event consumers
28level: high
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