ET POLICY WMIC WMI Request Over SMB - Likely Lateral Movement

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
content:"SMB"; depth:8;
content:"wmic.exe"; nocase; distance:0;
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alert smb any any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET POLICY WMIC WMI Request Over SMB - Likely Lateral Movement";
    flow:established,to_server;
    content:"SMB"; depth:8;
    content:"wmic.exe"; nocase; distance:0;
    classtype:trojan-activity;
    sid:2027181; rev:2;
    metadata:attack_target SMB_Client, created_at 2019_04_10, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2019_07_26, mitre_tactic_id TA0008, mitre_tactic_name Lateral_Movement, mitre_technique_id T1570, mitre_technique_name Lateral_Tool_Transfer;
)

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