MOFComp Execution

calendar Jan 8, 2023 · attack.execution attack.t1546.003  ·
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Detects abuse of mofcomp to load WMI classes i.e. to create WMI event subscriptions

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 1title: MOFComp Execution
 2id: fd7aed23-7585-44fb-9920-5da82c740e6e
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects abuse of mofcomp to load WMI classes i.e. to create WMI event subscriptions
 5author: _pete_0, TheDFIRReport
 6references:
 7  - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/07/11/select-xmrig-from-sqlserver/
 8date: 2022/07/11
 9modified: 2022/07/11
10logsource:
11  category: process_creation
12  product: windows
13detection:
14  selection:
15    Image|endswith:
16      - '\mofcomp.exe'
17    ParentImage|endswith:
18      - '\cmd.exe'
19      - '\powershell.exe'
20  condition: selection
21fields:
22  - ParentCommandLine
23falsepositives:
24  - System administrator activities
25level: high
26tags:
27  - attack.execution
28  - attack.t1546.003

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