Query: detect An adversary might use WMI to discover information about the system, such as the volume name, size, free space, and othe in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: An adversary might use WMI to discover information about the system, such as the volume name, size, free space, and othe. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: System Disk And Volume Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE id: c79da740-5030-45ec-a2e0-479e824a562c related: - id: d85ecdd7-b855-4e6e-af59-d9c78b5b861e type: similar status: test description: 'An adversary might use WMI to discover information about the system, such as the volume name, size, free space, and other disk information. This can be done using the ''wmic'' command-line utility and has been observed being used by threat actors such as Volt Typhoon. ' references: - https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-144a - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wmic author: Stephen Lincoln '@slincoln-aiq' (AttackIQ) date: 2024-02-02 modified: 2025-10-20 tags: - attack.execution - attack.discovery - attack.t1047 - attack.t1082 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \WMIC.exe - OriginalFileName: wmic.exe selection_cli: - CommandLine|contains: - ' volumename' - ' logicaldisk' - CommandLine|contains|all: - path - win32_logicaldisk - CommandLine|contains|all: - ' volume' - ' list ' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_volume/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects attackers attempting to disable Windows Defender using Powershell. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Disable Windows Defender AV Security Monitoring id: a7ee1722-c3c5-aeff-3212-c777e4733217 status: test description: Detects attackers attempting to disable Windows Defender using Powershell references: - https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/06/23/wastedlocker-a-new-ransomware-variant-developed-by-the-evil-corp-group/ - https://rvsec0n.wordpress.com/2020/01/24/malwares-that-bypass-windows-defender/ - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md author: ok @securonix invrep-de, oscd.community, frack113 date: 2020-10-12 modified: 2022-11-18 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_pwsh_binary: - Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - OriginalFileName: - PowerShell.EXE - pwsh.dll selection_pwsh_cli: CommandLine|contains: - -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true - -DisableRuntimeMonitoring $true selection_sc_binary: - Image|endswith: \sc.exe - OriginalFileName: sc.exe selection_sc_tamper_cmd_stop: CommandLine|contains|all: - stop - WinDefend selection_sc_tamper_cmd_delete: CommandLine|contains|all: - delete - WinDefend selection_sc_tamper_cmd_disabled: CommandLine|contains|all: - config - WinDefend - start=disabled condition: all of selection_pwsh_* or (selection_sc_binary and 1 of selection_sc_tamper_*) falsepositives: - Minimal, for some older versions of dev tools, such as pycharm, developers were known to sometimes disable Windows Defender to improve performance, but this generally is not considered a good security practice. level: high