Query: Sigma rule for Detects suspicious WMI event filter and command line event consumer based on WMI and Security Logs.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious WMI event filter and command line event consumer based on WMI and Security Logs.. Logsource: windows / security. Rule: title: WMI Persistence - Security id: f033f3f3-fd24-4995-97d8-a3bb17550a88 related: - id: 0b7889b4-5577-4521-a60a-3376ee7f9f7b type: derived status: test description: Detects suspicious WMI event filter and command line event consumer based on WMI and Security Logs. references: - https://twitter.com/mattifestation/status/899646620148539397 - https://www.eideon.com/2018-03-02-THL03-WMIBackdoors/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Gleb Sukhodolskiy, Timur Zinniatullin oscd.community date: 2017-08-22 modified: 2022-11-29 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.t1546.003 logsource: product: windows service: security detection: selection: EventID: 4662 ObjectType: WMI Namespace ObjectName|contains: subscription condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown (data set is too small; further testing needed) level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential ClickFix malware execution patterns by monitoring registry modifications in RunMRU keys containing HTT. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Potential ClickFix Execution Pattern - Registry id: f5fe36cf-f1ec-4c23-903d-09a3110f6bbb related: - id: d487ed4a-fd24-436d-a0b2-f4e95f7b2635 type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects potential ClickFix malware execution patterns by monitoring registry modifications in RunMRU keys containing HTTP/HTTPS links. ClickFix is known to be distributed through phishing campaigns and uses techniques like clipboard hijacking and fake CAPTCHA pages. Through the fakecaptcha pages, the adversary tricks users into opening the Run dialog box and pasting clipboard-hijacked content, such as one-liners that execute remotely hosted malicious files or scripts. ' references: - https://github.com/JohnHammond/recaptcha-phish - https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/deepseek-lure-using-captchas-spread-malware - https://www.threatdown.com/blog/clipboard-hijacker-tries-to-install-a-trojan/ - https://app.any.run/tasks/5c16b4db-4b36-4039-a0ed-9b09abff8be2 - https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/netsupport-rat-clickfix-distribution - https://medium.com/@boutnaru/the-windows-foreniscs-journey-run-mru-run-dialog-box-most-recently-used-57375a02d724 - https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/preventing-clickfix-attack-vector/ - https://medium.com/@poudelswachchhanda123/preventing-lnk-and-fakecaptcha-threats-a-system-hardening-approach-2f7b7ed2e493 - https://www.scpx.com.au/2025/11/16/decades-old-finger-protocol-abused-in-clickfix-malware-attacks/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-03-25 modified: 2025-11-19 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1204.001 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection_registry: TargetObject|contains: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU\ selection_details: Details|contains: - http:// - https:// selection_susp_pattern: - Details|contains: - account - anti-bot - botcheck - captcha - challenge - confirmation - fraud - human - identification - identificator - identity - robot - validation - verification - verify - Details|contains: - '%comspec%' - bitsadmin - certutil - cmd - cscript - curl - finger - mshta - powershell - pwsh - regsvr32 - rundll32 - schtasks - wget - wscript condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate applications using RunMRU with HTTP links level: high