Local Groups Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE

 1title: Local Groups Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
 2id: 164eda96-11b2-430b-85ff-6a265c15bf32
 3status: test
 4description: |
 5    Detects the execution of "wmic" with the "group" flag.
 6    Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.
 7    The knowledge of local system permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group.
 8    Adversaries may use this information to determine which users have elevated permissions, such as the users found within the local administrators group.    
 9references:
10    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1069.001/T1069.001.md
11author: frack113
12date: 2021-12-12
13modified: 2023-02-14
14tags:
15    - attack.discovery
16    - attack.t1069.001
17logsource:
18    product: windows
19    category: process_creation
20detection:
21    selection_img:
22        - Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
23        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
24    selection_cli:
25        CommandLine|contains: ' group'
26    condition: all of selection*
27falsepositives:
28    - Unknown
29level: low