Possible Hardware Model Recon Through Wmic.EXE (via process_creation)

title: Possible Hardware Model Recon Through Wmic.EXE (via process_creation)
id: b7e6bfd6-4058-5ed2-b715-8f6586eae50a
status: stable
description: This rule detects the execution of WMIC with the "csproduct" which is leveraged to obtain information such as hardware models and vendor information
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/
    - https://jonconwayuk.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/wmic-csproduct-using-wmi-to-identify-make-and-model-of-hardware/
    - https://www.uptycs.com/blog/kuraystealer-a-bandit-using-discord-webhooks
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-19
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
    - car.2016-03-002
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains: 'csproduct'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_csproduct/info.yml