Process Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE

 1title: Process Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
 2id: 221b251a-357a-49a9-920a-271802777cc0
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the execution of "wmic" with the "process" flag, which adversary might use to list processes running on the compromised host or list installed software hotfixes and patches.
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1047/T1047.md
 7    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wmic
 8author: frack113
 9date: 2022-01-01
10modified: 2023-02-14
11tags:
12    - attack.execution
13    - attack.t1047
14logsource:
15    category: process_creation
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection_img:
19        - Image|endswith: '\WMIC.exe'
20        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
21    selection_cli:
22        CommandLine|contains: 'process'
23    filter_main_creation:
24        CommandLine|contains|all:
25            # Rule id 526be59f-a573-4eea-b5f7-f0973207634d for `wmic process call create #{process_to_execute}`
26            - 'call'
27            - 'create'
28    condition: all of selection* and not 1 of filter_*
29falsepositives:
30    - Unknown
31level: medium

References

• atomic-red-team/atomics/T1047/T1047.md at f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9 · redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  

  Small and highly portable detection tests based on MITRE's ATT&CK. - redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  
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• wmic

  

  Reference article for wmic, which displays WMI information inside an interactive command shell.

  
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