Detectionmediumtest

WMIC Remote Command Execution

Detects the execution of WMIC to query information on a remote system

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François Hubaut, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Tue Feb 14Updated Wed Oct 227773b877-5abb-4a3e-b9c9-fd0369b59b00windows

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:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\WMIC.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|windash: '/node:'
    filter_main_localhost:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'localhost'
            - '127.0.0.1'
    condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*