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New ActiveScriptEventConsumer Created Via Wmic.EXE
Detects WMIC executions in which an event consumer gets created. This could be used to establish persistence
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1546.003 Event Triggered Execution: Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription |
| Privilege Escalation | T1546.003 Event Triggered Execution: Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaml
title: New ActiveScriptEventConsumer Created Via Wmic.EXE
id: ebef4391-1a81-4761-a40a-1db446c0e625
status: test
description: Detects WMIC executions in which an event consumer gets created. This could be used to establish persistence
references:
- https://twitter.com/johnlatwc/status/1408062131321270282?s=12
- https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/wp-windows-management-instrumentation.pdf
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-06-25
modified: 2023-02-14
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1546.003
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'ActiveScriptEventConsumer'
- ' CREATE '
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate software creating script event consumers
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'ActiveScriptEventConsumer'
- ' CREATE '
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
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