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Computer System Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule 9d7ca793-f6bd-471c-8d0f-11e68b2f0d2f. Computer System Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE — Sigma Rule. Detects execution of wmic utility with the "computersystem" flag in order to obtain information about the machine such as the domain, username, model, etc.

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2022-09-08 / 2023-02-14.

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

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 3799003761bb7366d989f7be46acd0b1c42570ea14c819a37e21b3ec2c2b7faf

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.

Original Sigma rule YAML, scroll horizontally if needed
title: Computer System Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
id: 9d7ca793-f6bd-471c-8d0f-11e68b2f0d2f
status: test
description: Detects execution of wmic utility with the "computersystem" flag in order to obtain information about the machine such as the domain, username, model, etc.
references:
    - https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/09/07/profiling-dev-0270-phosphorus-ransomware-operations/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-09-08
modified: 2023-02-14
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains: 'computersystem'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_computersystem/info.yml

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

  • Unknown

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Telemetry review

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Pinned research references. No browser attack runner or production-validated detector is asserted. Imported procedures remain unvalidated; any bounded lab evidence has its own scope. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.