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Enumeration Command Spawned via WMIPrvSE
editEnumeration Command Spawned via WMIPrvSE
editIdentifies native Windows host and network enumeration commands spawned by the Windows Management Instrumentation Provider Service (WMIPrvSE).
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Execution
Version: 5
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editRule query
editprocess where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
process.name:
(
"arp.exe",
"dsquery.exe",
"dsget.exe",
"gpresult.exe",
"hostname.exe",
"ipconfig.exe",
"nbtstat.exe",
"net.exe",
"net1.exe",
"netsh.exe",
"netstat.exe",
"nltest.exe",
"ping.exe",
"qprocess.exe",
"quser.exe",
"qwinsta.exe",
"reg.exe",
"sc.exe",
"systeminfo.exe",
"tasklist.exe",
"tracert.exe",
"whoami.exe"
) and
process.parent.name:"wmiprvse.exe"
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Execution
- ID: TA0002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/
-
Technique:
- Name: Windows Management Instrumentation
- ID: T1047
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/
-
Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
-
Technique:
- Name: Remote System Discovery
- ID: T1018
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1018/
-
Technique:
- Name: Account Discovery
- ID: T1087
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087/
-
Technique:
- Name: Software Discovery
- ID: T1518
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1518/