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Service Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
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Service Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
Using Splunk · Default · pySigma 1.3.3
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion1.3.3
title: Service Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
id: 76f55eaa-d27f-4213-9d45-7b0e4b60bbae
related:
- id: 68bcd73b-37ef-49cb-95fc-edc809730be6
type: similar
status: test
description: |
An adversary might use WMI to check if a certain remote service is running on a remote device.
When the test completes, a service information will be displayed on the screen if it exists.
A common feedback message is that "No instance(s) Available" if the service queried is not running.
A common error message is "Node - (provided IP or default) ERROR Description =The RPC server is unavailable" if the provided remote host is unreachable
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1047/T1047.md
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wmic
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-service
author: frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-02-14
modified: 2026-01-07
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1047
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\WMIC.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains: 'service'
filter_main_win32_methods:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'Change'
- 'Create'
- 'Delete'
- 'PauseService'
- 'ResumeService'
- 'SetSecurityDescriptor'
- 'StartService'
- 'StopService'
- 'UserControlService'
condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_service.yml