Process Creation Attempt via Wmic.EXE
Detects the attempt to create a process via "wmic" with the "process call create" flag, which might indicate an attempt to execute a malicious process on the compromised host. Adversaries may use wmic to execute a…
Description
Detects the attempt to create a process via "wmic" with the "process call create" flag, which might indicate an attempt to execute a malicious process on the compromised host. Adversaries may use wmic to execute a process on the compromised host as part of their attack. This event is triggered on on attempt and process creation can be either successful or unsuccessful.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/84215139ee5127f8e3a117e063b604812bd71928/atomics/T1047/T1047.md#atomic-test-5---wmi-execute-local-process | Only this detection cites it |
| www.sans.org/blog/wmic-for-incident-response/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 526be59f-a573-4eea-b5f7-f0973207634d
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executioncar.2016-03-002
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1