New ActiveScriptEventConsumer Created Via Wmic.EXE

 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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