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splunk-security_content/detections/wmi_temporary_event_subscription.yml
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name: WMI Temporary Event Subscription
id: 38cbd42c-1098-41bb-99cf-9d6d2b296d83
version: 1
date: '2018-10-23'
description: This search looks for the creation of WMI temporary event subscriptions.
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search, you must be ingesting the
Windows WMI activity logs. This can be done by adding a stanza to inputs.conf on
the system generating logs with a title of [WinEventLog://Microsoft-Windows-WMI-Activity/Operational].
type: ESCU
references: []
author: Rico Valdez, Splunk
search: '`wmi` EventCode=5860 Temporary | rex field=Message "NotificationQuery =\s+(?<query>[^;|^$]+)"
| search query!="SELECT * FROM Win32_ProcessStartTrace WHERE ProcessName = ''wsmprovhost.exe''"
AND query!="SELECT * FROM __InstanceOperationEvent WHERE TargetInstance ISA ''AntiVirusProduct''
OR TargetInstance ISA ''FirewallProduct'' OR TargetInstance ISA ''AntiSpywareProduct''"
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by ComputerName, query |
`security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `wmi_temporary_event_subscription_filter`'
known_false_positives: Some software may create WMI temporary event subscriptions
for various purposes. The included search contains an exception for two of these
that occur by default on Windows 10 systems. You may need to modify the search to
create exceptions for other legitimate events.
tags:
analytics_story:
- Suspicious WMI Use
mitre_attack_id:
- T1047
kill_chain_phases:
- Actions on Objectives
cis20:
- CIS 3
- CIS 5
nist:
- PR.PT
- PR.AT
- PR.AC
- PR.IP
security_domain: endpoint
asset_type: Endpoint