Query: write Sigma for Detects WMIC executing "process call create" with suspicious calls to processes such as "rundll32", "regsrv32", etc.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects WMIC executing "process call create" with suspicious calls to processes such as "rundll32", "regsrv32", etc.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Process Created Via Wmic.EXE id: 3c89a1e8-0fba-449e-8f1b-8409d6267ec8 related: - id: 526be59f-a573-4eea-b5f7-f0973207634d type: derived status: test description: Detects WMIC executing "process call create" with suspicious calls to processes such as "rundll32", "regsrv32", etc. references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2020/10/08/ryuks-return/ - https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/ransomware-hive-conti-avoslocker author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2020-10-12 modified: 2023-02-14 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1047 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|contains|all: - 'process ' - 'call ' - 'create ' CommandLine|contains: - rundll32 - bitsadmin - regsvr32 - 'cmd.exe /c ' - 'cmd.exe /k ' - 'cmd.exe /r ' - 'cmd /c ' - 'cmd /k ' - 'cmd /r ' - powershell - pwsh - certutil - cscript - wscript - mshta - \Users\Public\ - \Windows\Temp\ - \AppData\Local\ - '%temp%' - '%tmp%' - '%ProgramData%' - '%appdata%' - '%comspec%' - '%localappdata%' condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high simulation: - type: atomic red team name: WMI Execute rundll32 technique: T1047 atomic_guid: 00738d2a-4651-4d76-adf2-c43a41dfb243 regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_susp_process_creation/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects attempts to query system information directly from the Windows Registry.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: System Information Discovery via Registry Queries id: 0022869c-49f7-4ff2-ba03-85ac42ddac58 status: experimental description: Detects attempts to query system information directly from the Windows Registry. references: - https://cert.gov.ua/article/6277849 - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/75fa21076dcefa348a7521403cdd6bfc4e88623c/atomics/T1082/T1082.md - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/75fa21076dcefa348a7521403cdd6bfc4e88623c/atomics/T1124/T1124.md author: lazarg date: 2025-06-12 modified: 2025-10-25 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1082 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_cmd_reg: Image|endswith: \reg.exe CommandLine|contains: query CommandLine|contains|windash: -v selection_cmd_powershell: Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe CommandLine|contains: - Get-ItemPropertyValue - gpv selection_keys: CommandLine|contains: - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall - \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation - \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services condition: 1 of selection_cmd_* and selection_keys falsepositives: - Unlikely level: low regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_discovery_via_reg_queries/info.yml simulation: - type: atomic-red-team name: System Information Discovery technique: T1010 atomic_guid: 66703791-c902-4560-8770-42b8a91f7667 - type: atomic-red-team name: Discover OS Product Name via Registry technique: T1082 atomic_guid: be3b5fe3-a575-4fb8-83f6-ad4a68dd5ce7 - type: atomic-red-team name: Discover OS Build Number via Registry technique: T1082 atomic_guid: acfcd709-0013-4f1e-b9ee-bc1e7bafaaec