Query: detection rule: Detects uninstallation or termination of security products using the WMIC utility
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects uninstallation or termination of security products using the WMIC utility. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Tampering With Security Products Via WMIC id: 847d5ff3-8a31-4737-a970-aeae8fe21765 related: - id: b53317a0-8acf-4fd1-8de8-a5401e776b96 type: derived status: test description: Detects uninstallation or termination of security products using the WMIC utility references: - https://twitter.com/cglyer/status/1355171195654709249 - https://thedfirreport.com/2021/10/18/icedid-to-xinglocker-ransomware-in-24-hours/ - https://www.mandiant.com/resources/unc2165-shifts-to-evade-sanctions - https://research.nccgroup.com/2022/08/19/back-in-black-unlocking-a-lockbit-3-0-ransomware-attack/ - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/a/vice-society-ransomware-group-targets-manufacturing-companies.html author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-01-30 modified: 2025-12-15 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_cli_1: CommandLine|contains|all: - wmic - 'product ' - uninstall CommandLine|contains|windash: /nointeractive selection_cli_2: CommandLine|contains|all: - wmic - 'caption like ' CommandLine|contains: - call delete - call terminate selection_cli_3: CommandLine|contains|all: - 'process ' - 'where ' - delete selection_product: CommandLine|contains: - '%carbon%' - '%cylance%' - '%endpoint%' - '%eset%' - '%malware%' - '%Sophos%' - '%symantec%' - Antivirus - 'AVG ' - Carbon Black - CarbonBlack - Cb Defense Sensor 64-bit - Crowdstrike Sensor - 'Cylance ' - Dell Threat Defense - DLP Endpoint - Endpoint Detection - Endpoint Protection - Endpoint Security - Endpoint Sensor - ESET File Security - LogRhythm System Monitor Service - Malwarebytes - McAfee Agent - Microsoft Security Client - Sophos Anti-Virus - Sophos AutoUpdate - Sophos Credential Store - Sophos Management Console - Sophos Management Database - Sophos Management Server - Sophos Remote Management System - Sophos Update Manager - Threat Protection - VirusScan - Webroot SecureAnywhere - Windows Defender condition: 1 of selection_cli_* and selection_product falsepositives: - Legitimate administration level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_uninstall_security_products/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects PowerShell command line contents that include a suspicious abnormal casing in the Net.Webclient (e.g. nEt.WEbCli. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Net WebClient Casing Anomalies id: c86133ad-4725-4bd0-8170-210788e0a7ba status: test description: Detects PowerShell command line contents that include a suspicious abnormal casing in the Net.Webclient (e.g. nEt.WEbCliEnT) string as used in obfuscation techniques references: - https://app.any.run/tasks/b9040c63-c140-479b-ad59-f1bb56ce7a97/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-05-24 modified: 2023-01-05 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1059.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - OriginalFileName: - PowerShell.EXE - pwsh.dll selection_encoded: CommandLine|contains: - TgBlAFQALgB3AEUAQg - 4AZQBUAC4AdwBFAEIA - OAGUAVAAuAHcARQBCA - bgBFAHQALgB3AGUAYg - 4ARQB0AC4AdwBlAGIA - uAEUAdAAuAHcAZQBiA - TgBFAHQALgB3AGUAYg - OAEUAdAAuAHcAZQBiA - bgBlAFQALgB3AGUAYg - 4AZQBUAC4AdwBlAGIA - uAGUAVAAuAHcAZQBiA - TgBlAFQALgB3AGUAYg - OAGUAVAAuAHcAZQBiA - bgBFAFQALgB3AGUAYg - 4ARQBUAC4AdwBlAGIA - uAEUAVAAuAHcAZQBiA - bgBlAHQALgBXAGUAYg - 4AZQB0AC4AVwBlAGIA - uAGUAdAAuAFcAZQBiA - bgBFAHQALgBXAGUAYg - 4ARQB0AC4AVwBlAGIA - uAEUAdAAuAFcAZQBiA - TgBFAHQALgBXAGUAYg - OAEUAdAAuAFcAZQBiA - bgBlAFQALgBXAGUAYg - 4AZQBUAC4AVwBlAGIA - uAGUAVAAuAFcAZQBiA - TgBlAFQALgBXAGUAYg - OAGUAVAAuAFcAZQBiA - bgBFAFQALgBXAGUAYg - 4ARQBUAC4AVwBlAGIA - uAEUAVAAuAFcAZQBiA - bgBlAHQALgB3AEUAYg - 4AZQB0AC4AdwBFAGIA - uAGUAdAAuAHcARQBiA - TgBlAHQALgB3AEUAYg - OAGUAdAAuAHcARQBiA - bgBFAHQALgB3AEUAYg - 4ARQB0AC4AdwBFAGIA - uAEUAdAAuAHcARQBiA - TgBFAHQALgB3AEUAYg - OAEUAdAAuAHcARQBiA - bgBlAFQALgB3AEUAYg - 4AZQBUAC4AdwBFAGIA - uAGUAVAAuAHcARQBiA - TgBlAFQALgB3AEUAYg - OAGUAVAAuAHcARQBiA - bgBFAFQALgB3AEUAYg - 4ARQBUAC4AdwBFAGIA - uAEUAVAAuAHcARQBiA - TgBFAFQALgB3AEUAYg - OAEUAVAAuAHcARQBiA - bgBlAHQALgBXAEUAYg - 4AZQB0AC4AVwBFAGIA - uAGUAdAAuAFcARQBiA - TgBlAHQALgBXAEUAYg - OAGUAdAAuAFcARQBiA - bgBFAHQALgBXAEUAYg - 4ARQB0AC4AVwBFAGIA - uAEUAdAAuAFcARQBiA - TgBFAHQALgBXAEUAYg - OAEUAdAAuAFcARQBiA - bgBlAFQALgBXAEUAYg - 4AZQBUAC4AVwBFAGIA - uAGUAVAAuAFcARQBiA - TgBlAFQALgBXAEUAYg - OAGUAVAAuAFcARQBiA - bgBFAFQALgBXAEUAYg - 4ARQBUAC4AVwBFAGIA - uAEUAVAAuAFcARQBiA - TgBFAFQALgBXAEUAYg - OAEUAVAAuAFcARQBiA - bgBlAHQALgB3AGUAQg - 4AZQB0AC4AdwBlAEIA - uAGUAdAAuAHcAZQBCA - TgBlAHQALgB3AGUAQg - OAGUAdAAuAHcAZQBCA - bgBFAHQALgB3AGUAQg - 4ARQB0AC4AdwBlAEIA - uAEUAdAAuAHcAZQBCA - TgBFAHQALgB3AGUAQg - OAEUAdAAuAHcAZQBCA - bgBlAFQALgB3AGUAQg - 4AZQBUAC4AdwBlAEIA - uAGUAVAAuAHcAZQBCA - TgBlAFQALgB3AGUAQg - OAGU