Query: detection rule: Detects suspicious and uncommon child processes of WmiPrvSE
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious and uncommon child processes of WmiPrvSE. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious WmiPrvSE Child Process id: 8a582fe2-0882-4b89-a82a-da6b2dc32937 related: - id: 692f0bec-83ba-4d04-af7e-e884a96059b6 type: similar - id: d21374ff-f574-44a7-9998-4a8c8bf33d7d type: similar - id: 18cf6cf0-39b0-4c22-9593-e244bdc9a2d4 type: obsolete status: test description: Detects suspicious and uncommon child processes of WmiPrvSE references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2021/03/29/sodinokibi-aka-revil-ransomware/ - https://github.com/vadim-hunter/Detection-Ideas-Rules/blob/02bcbfc2bfb8b4da601bb30de0344ae453aa1afe/Threat%20Intelligence/The%20DFIR%20Report/20210329_Sodinokibi_(aka_REvil)_Ransomware.yaml - https://blog.osarmor.com/319/onenote-attachment-delivers-asyncrat-malware/ - https://twitter.com/ForensicITGuy/status/1334734244120309760 author: Vadim Khrykov (ThreatIntel), Cyb3rEng, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-08-23 modified: 2023-11-10 tags: - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1047 - attack.t1204.002 - attack.t1218.010 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: \wbem\WmiPrvSE.exe selection_children_1: Image|endswith: - \certutil.exe - \cscript.exe - \mshta.exe - \msiexec.exe - \regsvr32.exe - \rundll32.exe - \verclsid.exe - \wscript.exe selection_children_2: Image|endswith: \cmd.exe CommandLine|contains: - cscript - mshta - powershell - pwsh - regsvr32 - rundll32 - wscript filter_main_werfault: Image|endswith: \WerFault.exe filter_main_wmiprvse: Image|endswith: \WmiPrvSE.exe filter_main_msiexec: Image|endswith: \msiexec.exe CommandLine|contains: '/i ' condition: selection_parent and 1 of selection_children_* and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the creation of a dMSASvc account using the New-ADServiceAccount cmdlet in certain OUs. The fact that the Cmdlet. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: New DMSA Service Account Created in Specific OUs id: 0ea8db81-2ff6-4525-9448-33bbe7effc13 related: - id: e15bc294-ae2a-45ad-b7d6-637b33868bde type: similar - id: 02122374-b74e-495c-b285-9e4da973f3d6 type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects the creation of a dMSASvc account using the New-ADServiceAccount cmdlet in certain OUs. The fact that the Cmdlet is used to create a dMSASvc account in a specific OU is highly suspicious. It is a pattern trying to exploit the BadSuccessor privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Server 2025. On top of that, if the user that is creating the dMSASvc account is not a legitimate administrator or does not have the necessary permissions, it is a strong signal of an attempted or successful abuse of the BaDSuccessor vulnerability for privilege escalation within the Windows Server 2025 Active Directory environment. ' references: - https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/abusing-bad-successor-for-privilege-escalation-in-active-directory author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-05-24 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.initial-access - attack.persistence - attack.stealth - attack.t1078.002 - attack.t1098 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - \powershell_ise.exe - OriginalFileName: - powershell.exe - pwsh.dll - powershell_ise.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|all: - New-ADServiceAccount - -CreateDelegatedServiceAccount - -path condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium