Suspicious WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumers Behavior Through Scrcons.EXE DLL Load (via image_load)

title: Suspicious WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumers Behavior Through Scrcons.EXE DLL Load (via image_load)
id: 852f6d0b-ebb9-5495-956e-444639dfe600
status: stable
description: This rule detects signs of the WMI script host process "scrcons.exe" loading scripting DLLs which could suggests WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumers EventConsumers activity.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1546/003/
    - https://twitter.com/HunterPlaybook/status/1301207718355759107
    - https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2020/09/i-like-to-move-it-windows-lateral-movement-part-1-wmi-event-subscription/
    - https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/200902-RemoteWMIActiveScriptEventConsumers/notebook.html
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-14
tags:
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1546.003
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\scrcons.exe'
        ImageLoaded|endswith:
            - '\vbscript.dll'
            - '\wbemdisp.dll'
            - '\wshom.ocx'
            - '\scrrun.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium