Suspicious Get Local Groups Information (via ps_module)

title: Suspicious Get Local Groups Information (via ps_module)
id: c62ff85d-927e-562e-a2c8-c0de3a6d4c65
status: stable
description: This rule detects the use of PowerShell modules and cmdlets to gather local group information. Adversaries may use local system permission groups to determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group such as the local administrators group.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1069/001/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1069.001/T1069.001.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-30
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1069.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_module
    definition: 0ad03ef1-f21b-4a79-8ce8-e6900c54b65b
detection:
    selection_localgroup:
        - Payload|contains:
              - 'get-localgroup '
              - 'get-localgroupmember '
        - ContextInfo|contains:
              - 'get-localgroup '
              - 'get-localgroupmember '
    selection_wmi_module:
        - Payload|contains:
              - 'get-wmiobject '
              - 'gwmi '
              - 'get-ciminstance '
              - 'gcim '
        - ContextInfo|contains|all:
              - 'get-wmiobject '
              - 'gwmi '
              - 'get-ciminstance '
              - 'gcim '
    selection_wmi_class:
        - Payload|contains: 'win32_group'
        - ContextInfo|contains: 'win32_group'
    condition: selection_localgroup or all of selection_wmi_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low