Detectionmediumtest
DriverQuery.EXE Execution
Detect usage of the "driverquery" utility. Which can be used to perform reconnaissance on installed drivers
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Thu Jan 19Updated Fri Sep 29a20def93-0709-4eae-9bd2-31206e21e6b2windows
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:
- Image|endswith: 'driverquery.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'drvqry.exe'
filter_main_other: # These are covered in 9fc3072c-dc8f-4bf7-b231-18950000fadd to avoid duplicate alerting
- ParentImage|endswith:
- '\cscript.exe'
- '\mshta.exe'
- '\regsvr32.exe'
- '\rundll32.exe'
- '\wscript.exe'
- ParentImage|contains:
- '\AppData\Local\'
- '\Users\Public\'
- '\Windows\Temp\'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*False Positives
Legitimate use by third party tools in order to investigate installed drivers
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
a20def93-0709-4eae-9bd2-31206e21e6b2
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Thu Jan 19
Modified
Fri Sep 29
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_driverquery_usage.yml
Raw Tags
attack.discovery