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Windows WMIC Product Reconnaissance via Firewall/AV Enumeration

Alerts on wmic.exe executions with command lines consistent with Windows product enumeration for reconnaissance.

FreeReviewedSigma · Medium · v1
Product
windows
Category
process_creation
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published
2023-02-14
Updated
2026-07-30
AnalysisDetection

ATT&CK techniques

Execution

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule flags process creation events where wmic.exe is executed with command-line content indicating product enumeration (e.g., the presence of the word 'Product' and WMIC product queries). Attackers may use WMIC to inventory installed products to inform follow-on targeting, such as identifying security software and related components. Detection relies on Windows process creation telemetry capturing the executable name (wmic.exe) and the associated command line arguments such as 'Product' and 'csproduct'.

Reporting behind it

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Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.