Service Started/Stopped Via Wmic.EXE — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2022-06-20 / 2023-02-14.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 44626cb6a0d8ec9725fdefb4cac85c70c0bcd27f8e123d34f72ce8da3025d39a

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: Service Started/Stopped Via Wmic.EXE
id: 0b7163dc-7eee-4960-af17-c0cd517f92da
status: test
description: Detects usage of wmic to start or stop a service
references:
    - https://sushant747.gitbooks.io/total-oscp-guide/content/privilege_escalation_windows.html
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-06-20
modified: 2023-02-14
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
        - Image|endswith: '\WMIC.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - ' service '
            - ' call '
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'stopservice'
            - 'startservice'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_service_manipulation/info.yml

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://sushant747.gitbooks.io/total-oscp-guide/content/privilege_escalation_windows.html