{"id":"e568650b-5dcd-4658-8f34-ded0b1e13992","title":"Potential Product Class Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE","description":"Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall, antivirus and antispywware products.\nAdversaries often enumerate security products installed on a system to identify security controls and potential ways to evade detection or disable protection mechanisms.\nThis information helps them plan their next attack steps and choose appropriate techniques to bypass security measures.\n","author":"Michael Haag, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), juju4, oscd.community, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"medium","date":"2023-02-14","modified":"2025-03-17","tags":["attack.execution","attack.t1047","attack.discovery","attack.t1082"],"technique_ids":["T1047","T1082"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Legitimate use of wmic.exe for reconnaissance of firewall, antivirus and antispywware products."],"references":["https://github.com/albertzsigovits/malware-notes/blob/c820c7fea76cf76a861b28ebc77e06100e20ec29/Ransomware/Maze.md","https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/4be06ecd234e2110bd615649fe4a6fa95403979acf889d7e45a78985eb50acf9?environmentId=1","https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/c/socgholishs-intrusion-techniques-facilitate-distribution-of-rans.html"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_product_class.yml","source_sha256":"ffcf5236c89608309bed16ce02164e10092f5f22cf75b9fc66e3d523dd88bf0c","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_product_class.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Potential Product Class Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE\nid: e568650b-5dcd-4658-8f34-ded0b1e13992\nstatus: test\ndescription: |\n    Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall, antivirus and antispywware products.\n    Adversaries often enumerate security products installed on a system to identify security controls and potential ways to evade detection or disable protection mechanisms.\n    This information helps them plan their next attack steps and choose appropriate techniques to bypass security measures.\nreferences:\n    - https://github.com/albertzsigovits/malware-notes/blob/c820c7fea76cf76a861b28ebc77e06100e20ec29/Ransomware/Maze.md\n    - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/4be06ecd234e2110bd615649fe4a6fa95403979acf889d7e45a78985eb50acf9?environmentId=1\n    - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/c/socgholishs-intrusion-techniques-facilitate-distribution-of-rans.html\nauthor: Michael Haag, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), juju4, oscd.community, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2023-02-14\nmodified: 2025-03-17\ntags:\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.t1047\n    - attack.discovery\n    - attack.t1082\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_img:\n        - Image|endswith: '\\wmic.exe'\n        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'\n    selection_cli:\n        # Example: wmic.exe /Namespace:\\\\root\\SecurityCenter2 Path AntiVirusProduct Get displayName /Format:List\n        CommandLine|contains:\n            - 'AntiVirusProduct'\n            - 'AntiSpywareProduct'\n            - 'FirewallProduct'\n    condition: all of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate use of wmic.exe for reconnaissance of firewall, antivirus and antispywware products.\nlevel: medium\nregression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_product_class/info.yml\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1047","id":"T1047","name":"Windows Management Instrumentation","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1047/"},{"key":"enterprise/T1082","id":"T1082","name":"System Information Discovery","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1082/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/e568650b-5dcd-4658-8f34-ded0b1e13992.json","kind":"sigma"}