Powershell script: WMI-based remote execution detected

Description

Powershell script: WMI-based remote execution detected

Query · wazuh

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field win.eventdata.scriptBlockText="(?i)(WMIMethod|RemoteWMI|PowerShellWmi|wmicommand)"

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Read the full rule at Windows Powershell/100535-win_powershell_rules.xml ↗. Why this rule is treated this way.

Fires when

Wazuh evaluates a chain top-down. Every rule above this one must match on the same event before this rule is tested at all.

  1. 60000 Group of windows rules. anchor level 0
    decoded_as=windows_eventchannel AND field win.system.providerName="\.+"
  2. 91801 Group of Windows rules for the Powershell/Operational channel. anchor level 0
    field win.system.channel="^Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational$"
  3. 91802 Group of Windows rules for the Powershell/Operational channel. anchor level 0
    field win.eventdata.ScriptBlockId=".+"
  4. 101325 Powershell script: WMI-based remote execution detected refinement level 10 this rule
    field win.eventdata.scriptBlockText="(?i)(WMIMethod|RemoteWMI|PowerShellWmi|wmicommand)"

Rule dependencies

Depends on

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