Detectionmediumstable
Potential WMI Lateral Movement WmiPrvSE Spawned PowerShell
Detects Powershell as a child of the WmiPrvSE process. Which could be a sign of lateral movement via WMI.
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Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation
Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
selection_parent:
ParentImage|endswith: '\WmiPrvSE.exe'
selection_img:
- Image|endswith:
- '\powershell.exe'
- '\pwsh.exe'
- OriginalFileName:
- 'PowerShell.EXE'
- 'pwsh.dll'
condition: all of selection_*False Positives
AppvClient
CCM
WinRM
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Sub-techniques
Related Rules
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Suspicious WmiPrvSE Child Process
Detects suspicious and uncommon child processes of WmiPrvSE
Detects similar activity. Both rules may fire on overlapping events.
SimilarDetectionmedium
WmiPrvSE Spawned A Process
Detects WmiPrvSE spawning a process
Detects similar activity. Both rules may fire on overlapping events.
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
692f0bec-83ba-4d04-af7e-e884a96059b6
Status
stable
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Apr 03
Modified
Wed Mar 29
Author
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmiprvse_spawns_powershell.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.t1047attack.t1059.001