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Potential Product Class Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE

Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall, antivirus and antispywware products. Adversaries often enumerate security products installed on a system to identify security controls and potential ways to evade detection or disable protection mechanisms. This information helps them plan their next attack steps and choose appropriate techniques to bypass security measures.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1047 T1082

executiondiscovery

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \wmic.exe
  - OriginalFileName: wmic.exe
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - AntiVirusProduct
    - AntiSpywareProduct
    - FirewallProduct
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Michael Haag, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), juju4, oscd.community, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-02-14

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.executionattack.t1047attack.discoveryattack.t1082

Raw Content

title: Potential Product Class Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
id: e568650b-5dcd-4658-8f34-ded0b1e13992
status: test
description: |
    Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall, antivirus and antispywware products.
    Adversaries often enumerate security products installed on a system to identify security controls and potential ways to evade detection or disable protection mechanisms.
    This information helps them plan their next attack steps and choose appropriate techniques to bypass security measures.
references:
    - https://github.com/albertzsigovits/malware-notes/blob/c820c7fea76cf76a861b28ebc77e06100e20ec29/Ransomware/Maze.md
    - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/4be06ecd234e2110bd615649fe4a6fa95403979acf889d7e45a78985eb50acf9?environmentId=1
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/c/socgholishs-intrusion-techniques-facilitate-distribution-of-rans.html
author: Michael Haag, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), juju4, oscd.community, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-02-14
modified: 2025-03-17
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1082
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
    selection_cli:
        # Example: wmic.exe /Namespace:\\root\SecurityCenter2 Path AntiVirusProduct Get displayName /Format:List
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'AntiVirusProduct'
            - 'AntiSpywareProduct'
            - 'FirewallProduct'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of wmic.exe for reconnaissance of firewall, antivirus and antispywware products.
level: medium