Potential Product Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE
Detects the execution of WMIC in order to get a list of firewall and antivirus products
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 |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/253555/software-list-inventory-wmic-product | Only this detection cites it |
| thedfirreport.com/2023/03/06/2022-year-in-review/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.yeahhub.com/list-installed-programs-version-path-windows/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 15434e33-5027-4914-88d5-3d4145ec25a9
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1