Windows Hotfix Updates Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects the execution of wmic with the "qfe" flag in order to obtain information about installed hotfix updates on the system. This is often used by pentester and attacker enumeration scripts
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (ORIGINALFILENAME = "wmic.exe" OR PROCESSNAME endswith "\WMIC.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains " qfe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
