Sigma detection rules, expert-reviewed
Each one is checked against the reporting it came from before it is published, and shows the ATT&CK technique it covers, the telemetry it needs and where it falls short.
182 rules
Windows WMIC Uninstall/Terminate Actions Targeting Security Products
Flags WMIC commands on Windows that attempt to uninstall or terminate security products or sensors using known vendor/product strings.
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh233Free2021-01-30Windows PowerShell Command Lines with WMI Process Creation and rundll32 Invocation
Flags Windows command lines where PowerShell/WMI is used to spawn rundll32 from c:\windows.
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationCritical183Free2021-01-20Windows WMIC loading JavaScript/VBScript engine libraries
Alerts on wmic.exe loading jscript.dll or vbscript.dll, a common sign of script execution via Windows Management Instrumentation.
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research), Huntrule TeamWindowsimage_loadMedium464Free2020-10-17Windows WMIC process creation with suspicious command execution
Alerts on WMIC spawning new processes with command-line indicators of common execution/payload binaries on Windows.
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh272Free2020-10-12Windows WMIPRVSE DLL Hijack via Network-Created wbemcomn.dll in System32\wbem
Flags wmiprvse.exe loading wbemcomn.dll from the System32\wbem directory, consistent with a WMI DLL hijack.
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research), Huntrule TeamWindowsimage_loadHigh165Free2020-10-12Windows WMI DLL Hijack via Network-placed wbemcomn.dll in System32\wbem
Alerts when System creates wbemcomn.dll in C:\Windows\System32\wbem\, consistent with WMI DLL hijack file staging.
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research), Huntrule TeamWindowsfile_eventCritical409Free2020-10-12Windows Security Log: Network Write of wbemcomn.dll in System32\wbem for WMI DLL Hijack (T1047)
Flags remote creation of wbemcomn.dll in System32\wbem associated with WMI DLL hijack activity.
Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g, Open Threat Research (OTR), Huntrule TeamWindowssecurityHigh5110Free2020-10-12Windows: Remote code execution via winrm.vbs using cscript and wmicimv2/Win32_ Create
Alerts on cscript.exe executions referencing winrm and wmicimv2/Win32_ Create with -r:http, consistent with remote code execution via winrm.vbs.
Julia Fomina, oscd.community, Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationMedium186Free2020-10-07Windows Security: Suspicious Remote Logon Using Explicit Credentials via Command-Line Tools
Flags EventID 4648 remote logons initiated by cmd/PowerShell/winrs/wmic/net/reg-style processes using explicit credentials.
oscd.community, Teymur Kheirkhabarov @HeirhabarovT, Zach Stanford @svch0st, Tim Shelton, Huntrule TeamWindowssecurityMedium191Free2020-10-05WMI scrcons.exe Loading Script and WMI DLLs via Image Load (Windows)
Alerts when scrcons.exe loads vbscript/wbem/WMI script DLLs, suggesting WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumer activity.
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research), Huntrule TeamWindowsimage_loadMedium183Free2020-09-02Windows Security 4624 Logon for scrcons.exe Indicating Remote WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumers
Flags remote network logons involving scrcons.exe that may indicate WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumers activity.
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research), Huntrule TeamWindowssecurityMedium80Free2020-09-02Windows Defender Exploit Guard blocks PSExec/WMI process creations (PsExec service and WMI provider)
Flags ASR blocks (windefend 1121) of process creations tied to WMI (wmiprvse.exe) or PSExec (psexesvc.exe).
Bhabesh Raj, Huntrule TeamWindowswindefendHigh153Free2020-07-14Windows Persistence Attempt via sc config or wmic COR_PROFILER (Blue Mockingbird)
Flags sc.exe sc config and wmic.exe COR_PROFILER command lines tied to wercplsupporte.dll references.
Trent Liffick (@tliffick), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh151Free2020-05-14Windows Process Creation: Maze Ransomware Doc Dropper and Shadow Copy Deletion Indicators
Alerts on Word-to-temp execution followed by wmic shadowcopy deletion consistent with Maze-style ransomware droppers.
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationCritical239Free2020-05-08Windows PowerShell ScriptBlock containing WMImplant tool parameters
Alerts on PowerShell Script Block content containing WMImplant-related command and system-manipulation parameters.
NVISO, Huntrule TeamWindowsps_scriptHigh222Free2020-03-26