Query: alert when 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 attempts to disable Windows Credential Guard by setting registry values to 0. Credential Guard uses virtualizati. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Windows Credential Guard Disabled - Registry id: 73921b9c-cafd-4446-b0c6-fdb0ace42bc0 related: - id: c17d47b7-dcd6-4109-87eb-d1817bd4cbc9 type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects attempts to disable Windows Credential Guard by setting registry values to 0. Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to isolate secrets so that only privileged system software can access them. Adversaries may disable Credential Guard to gain access to sensitive credentials stored in the system, such as NTLM hashes and Kerberos tickets, which can be used for lateral movement and privilege escalation. ' references: - https://woshub.com/disable-credential-guard-windows/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-12-26 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|endswith: - \DeviceGuard\EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity - \DeviceGuard\LsaCfgFlags - \Lsa\LsaCfgFlags Details: DWORD (0x00000000) condition: selection falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_credential_guard_disabled/info.yml