Query: rule covering Detects Powershell as a child of the WmiPrvSE process. Which could be a sign of lateral movement via WMI.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects Powershell as a child of the WmiPrvSE process. Which could be a sign of lateral movement via WMI.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential WMI Lateral Movement WmiPrvSE Spawned PowerShell id: 692f0bec-83ba-4d04-af7e-e884a96059b6 related: - id: 8a582fe2-0882-4b89-a82a-da6b2dc32937 type: similar - id: d21374ff-f574-44a7-9998-4a8c8bf33d7d type: similar status: stable description: Detects Powershell as a child of the WmiPrvSE process. Which could be a sign of lateral movement via WMI. references: - https://any.run/report/68bc255f9b0db6a0d30a8f2dadfbee3256acfe12497bf93943bc1eab0735e45e/a2385d6f-34f7-403c-90d3-b1f9d2a90a5e author: Markus Neis @Karneades date: 2019-04-03 modified: 2023-03-29 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1047 - attack.t1059.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: \WmiPrvSE.exe selection_img: - Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - OriginalFileName: - PowerShell.EXE - pwsh.dll condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - AppvClient - CCM - WinRM level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects raw disk access using uncommon tools or tools that are located in suspicious locations (heavy filtering is requi. Logsource: windows / raw_access_thread. Rule: title: Potential Defense Evasion Via Raw Disk Access By Uncommon Tools id: db809f10-56ce-4420-8c86-d6a7d793c79c status: test description: Detects raw disk access using uncommon tools or tools that are located in suspicious locations (heavy filtering is required), which could indicate possible defense evasion attempts references: - https://www.slideshare.net/heirhabarov/hunting-for-credentials-dumping-in-windows-environment author: Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community date: 2019-10-22 modified: 2025-12-03 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1006 logsource: product: windows category: raw_access_thread detection: filter_main_floppy: Device|contains: floppy filter_main_generic: Image|startswith: - C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\ - C:\Program Files\ - C:\Windows\CCM\ - C:\Windows\explorer.exe - C:\Windows\servicing\ - C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ - C:\Windows\System32\ - C:\Windows\SystemApps\ - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ - C:\Windows\uus\ - C:\Windows\WinSxS\ filter_main_system_images: Image: - Registry - System filter_main_windefender: Image|startswith: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\ Image|endswith: - \MsMpEng.exe - \MpDefenderCoreService.exe filter_main_microsoft_appdata: Image|startswith: C:\Users\ Image|contains|all: - \AppData\ - \Microsoft\ filter_main_ssd_nvme: Image|startswith: C:\Windows\Temp\ Image|endswith: - \Executables\SSDUpdate.exe - \HostMetadata\NVMEHostmetadata.exe filter_main_null: Image: null filter_main_systemsettings: Image: C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe filter_main_update: Image|startswith: C:\$WinREAgent\Scratch\ filter_optional_github_desktop: Image|startswith: C:\Users\ Image|contains: \AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app- Image|endswith: \resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git.exe filter_optional_nextron: Image|startswith: C:\Windows\Temp\asgard2-agent\ Image|endswith: \thor.exe filter_optional_Keybase: Image|startswith: C:\Users\ Image|contains: \AppData\Local\Keybase\upd.exe condition: not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Likely level: low