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T1047 Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack

Detects a threat actor creating a file named `wbemcomn.dll` in the `C:\Windows\System32\wbem\` directory over the network for a WMI DLL Hijack scenario.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1047 T1021.002

executionlateral-movement

Detection Query

selection:
  EventID: 5145
  RelativeTargetName|endswith: \wbem\wbemcomn.dll
filter:
  SubjectUserName|endswith: $
condition: selection and not filter

Author

Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g, Open Threat Research (OTR)

Created

2020-10-12

Data Sources

windowssecurity

Platforms

windows

References

https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/201009-RemoteWMIWbemcomnDLLHijack/notebook.html

Tags

attack.executionattack.t1047attack.lateral-movementattack.t1021.002

Raw Content

title: T1047 Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack
id: f6c68d5f-e101-4b86-8c84-7d96851fd65c
status: test
description: Detects a threat actor creating a file named `wbemcomn.dll` in the `C:\Windows\System32\wbem\` directory over the network for a WMI DLL Hijack scenario.
references:
    - https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/201009-RemoteWMIWbemcomnDLLHijack/notebook.html
author: Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g, Open Threat Research (OTR)
date: 2020-10-12
modified: 2022-02-24
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.t1021.002
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 5145
        RelativeTargetName|endswith: '\wbem\wbemcomn.dll'
    filter:
        SubjectUserName|endswith: '$'
    condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high