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Potential Product Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE

Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall and antivirus products

MITRE ATT&CK

execution

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \wmic.exe
  - OriginalFileName: wmic.exe
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains: Product
filter_main_call_operations:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - " uninstall"
    - " install"
condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali

Created

2023-02-14

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.executionattack.t1047

Raw Content

title: Potential Product Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
id: 15434e33-5027-4914-88d5-3d4145ec25a9
status: test
description: Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall and antivirus products
references:
    - https://thedfirreport.com/2023/03/06/2022-year-in-review/
    - https://www.yeahhub.com/list-installed-programs-version-path-windows/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/253555/software-list-inventory-wmic-product
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali
date: 2023-02-14
modified: 2025-10-22
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains: 'Product'
    filter_main_call_operations:
        # wmic /node:"#{node}" product where "name like '#{product}%%'" call uninstall
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' uninstall'
            - ' install'
    condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium