title: WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumers Activity Via Scrcons.EXE DLL Load
id: b439f47d-ef52-4b29-9a2f-57d8a96cb6b8
status: test
description: Detects signs of the WMI script host process "scrcons.exe" loading scripting DLLs which could indicates WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumers EventConsumers activity.
references:
- https://twitter.com/HunterPlaybook/status/1301207718355759107
- https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2020/09/i-like-to-move-it-windows-lateral-movement-part-1-wmi-event-subscription/
- https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/200902-RemoteWMIActiveScriptEventConsumers/notebook.html
author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
date: 2020-09-02
modified: 2023-02-22
tags:
- attack.lateral-movement
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1546.003
logsource:
category: image_load
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\scrcons.exe'
ImageLoaded|endswith:
- '\vbscript.dll'
- '\wbemdisp.dll'
- '\wshom.ocx'
- '\scrrun.dll'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate event consumers
- Dell computers on some versions register an event consumer that is known to cause false positives when brightness is changed by the corresponding keyboard button
level: medium