Query: alert when An adversary might use WMI to discover information about the system, such as the volume name, size, free space, and othe
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 the usage of binaries such as 'net', 'sc' or 'powershell' in order to stop, pause, disable or delete critical or. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Windows Service Tampering id: ce72ef99-22f1-43d4-8695-419dcb5d9330 related: - id: eb87818d-db5d-49cc-a987-d5da331fbd90 type: obsolete - id: 6783aa9e-0dc3-49d4-a94a-8b39c5fd700b type: obsolete - id: 7fd4bb39-12d0-45ab-bb36-cebabc73dc7b type: obsolete status: test description: 'Detects the usage of binaries such as ''net'', ''sc'' or ''powershell'' in order to stop, pause, disable or delete critical or important Windows services such as AV, Backup, etc. As seen being used in some ransomware scripts ' references: - https://www.trendmicro.com/content/dam/trendmicro/global/en/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus/Genshin%20Impact%20Figure%2010.jpg - https://www.trellix.com/en-sg/about/newsroom/stories/threat-labs/lockergoga-ransomware-family-used-in-targeted-attacks.html - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md - https://research.nccgroup.com/2022/08/19/back-in-black-unlocking-a-lockbit-3-0-ransomware-attack/ - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/38283b775552da8981452941ea74191aa0d203edd3f61fb2dee7b0aea3514955 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/delete-method-in-class-win32-service author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113 , X__Junior (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-09-01 modified: 2025-08-27 tags: - attack.impact - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1489 - attack.t1685 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_tools_img: - OriginalFileName: - net.exe - net1.exe - PowerShell_ISE.EXE - PowerShell.EXE - psservice.exe - pwsh.dll - sc.exe - wmic.exe - Image|endswith: - \net.exe - \net1.exe - \PowerShell_ISE.EXE - \powershell.exe - \PsService.exe - \PsService64.exe - \pwsh.exe - \sc.exe - \wmic.exe selection_tools_cli: - CommandLine|contains: - ' delete ' - .delete() - ' pause ' - ' stop ' - 'Stop-Service ' - 'Remove-Service ' - CommandLine|contains|all: - config - start=disabled selection_services: CommandLine|contains: - 143Svc - Acronis VSS Provider - AcronisAgent - AcrSch2Svc - AdobeARMservice - AHS Service - Antivirus - Apache4 - ARSM - aswBcc - AteraAgent - Avast Business Console Client Antivirus Service - avast! Antivirus - AVG Antivirus - avgAdminClient - AvgAdminServer - AVP1 - BackupExec - bedbg - BITS - BrokerInfrastructure - CASLicenceServer - CASWebServer - Client Agent 7.60 - Core Browsing Protection - Core Mail Protection -