Potential Product Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE

calendar Jun 24, 2026 · attack.execution attack.t1047  ·
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Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall and antivirus products

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 1title: Potential Product Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
 2id: 15434e33-5027-4914-88d5-3d4145ec25a9
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall and antivirus products
 5references:
 6    - https://thedfirreport.com/2023/03/06/2022-year-in-review/
 7    - https://www.yeahhub.com/list-installed-programs-version-path-windows/
 8    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/253555/software-list-inventory-wmic-product
 9author: Nasreddine Bencherchali
10date: 2023-02-14
11modified: 2025-12-15
12tags:
13    - attack.execution
14    - attack.t1047
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection_img:
20        - Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
21        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
22    selection_cli:
23        CommandLine|contains: 'Product'
24    filter_main_call_operations:
25        # wmic /node:"#{node}" product where "name like '#{product}%%'" call uninstall
26        CommandLine|contains:
27            - ' uninstall'
28            - ' install'
29    filter_main_csproduct:
30        # wmic /node:"#{node}" csproduct get name, identifyingnumber, uuid
31        # covered by 3e3ceccd-6c06-48b8-b5ff-ab1d25db8c1d
32        CommandLine|contains: 'csproduct'
33    condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
34falsepositives:
35    - Unknown
36level: medium
37regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_product/info.yml

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