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Possible Successful Account Login Through WMI (via security)

This rule detects successful logon attempts performed with WMI

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title: Possible Successful Account Login Through WMI (via security)
id: 0bd98d94-b6b4-5d6b-8634-010194b20f1d
status: stable
description: This rule detects successful logon attempts performed with WMI
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/
    - Internal Research
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-12
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4624
        ProcessName|endswith: '\WmiPrvSE.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low

Known false positives

  • Unknown

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