Process Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
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.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ((PROCESSNAME endswith "\WMIC.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "wmic.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains "process") AND (COMMANDLINE notcontains "call" OR COMMANDLINE notcontains "create") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
frack113
