Query: Sigma YAML for windows / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: An adversary might use WMI to check if a certain remote service is running on a remote device. When the test completes,. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: 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_manipulation: CommandLine|contains: - stopservice - startservice 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 simulation: - type: atomic-red-team name: WMI Reconnaissance List Remote Services technique: T1047 atomic_guid: 0fd48ef7-d890-4e93-a533-f7dedd5191d3 regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_service/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects installation of NalDrv or PROCEXP152 services via registry-keys to non-system32 folders. Both services are used. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Suspicious Service Installed id: f2485272-a156-4773-82d7-1d178bc4905b status: test description: 'Detects installation of NalDrv or PROCEXP152 services via registry-keys to non-system32 folders. Both services are used in the tool Ghost-In-The-Logs (https://github.com/bats3c/Ghost-In-The-Logs), which uses KDU (https://github.com/hfiref0x/KDU) ' references: - https://web.archive.org/web/20200419024230/https://blog.dylan.codes/evading-sysmon-and-windows-event-logging/ author: xknow (@xknow_infosec), xorxes (@xor_xes) date: 2019-04-08 modified: 2026-06-29 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject: - HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NalDrv\ImagePath - HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PROCEXP152\ImagePath filter: Image|endswith: - \procexp64.exe - \procexp64a.exe - \procexp.exe - \procmon64.exe - \procmon64a.exe - \procmon.exe - \handle.exe - \handle64.exe - \handle64a.exe Details|contains: \WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\PROCEXP152.SYS condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Other legimate tools using this service names and drivers. Note - clever attackers may easily bypass this detection by just renaming the services. Therefore just Medium-level and don't rely on it. level: medium