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Unusual Process Execution on WBEM Pathedit
Identifies unusual processes running from the WBEM path, uncommon outside WMI-related Windows processes.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 60m
Searches indices from: now-119m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Defense Evasion
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
- Rule Type: BBR
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
process.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\*", "?:\\Windows\\SysWow64\\wbem\\*") and
not process.name : (
"mofcomp.exe",
"scrcons.exe",
"unsecapp.exe",
"wbemtest.exe",
"winmgmt.exe",
"wmiadap.exe",
"wmiapsrv.exe",
"wmic.exe",
"wmiprvse.exe"
)
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
-
Technique:
- Name: Masquerading
- ID: T1036
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/