Potential Product Class Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall, antivirus and antispywware products. Adversaries often enumerate security products installed on a system to identify security controls and potential ways to evade detection or disable protection mechanisms. This information helps them plan their next attack steps and choose appropriate techniques to bypass security measures.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\wmic.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "wmic.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains "AntiVirusProduct,AntiSpywareProduct,FirewallProduct" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Michael Haag, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), juju4, oscd.community
