WMI WBEMTEST Utility Execution

Adversaries may abuse the WMI diagnostic tool, wbemtest.exe, to enumerate WMI object instances or invoke methods against local or remote endpoints.

Rule type: eql
Rule indices:

• endgame-*
• logs-endpoint.events.process-*
• logs-system.security*
• logs-windows.*
• winlogbeat-*

Rule Severity: low
Risk Score: 21
Runs every: 60m
Searches indices from: now-119m
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:

Tags:

• Domain: Endpoint
• OS: Windows
• Use Case: Threat Detection
• Tactic: Execution
• Data Source: Elastic Defend
• Rule Type: BBR
• Data Source: Elastic Endgame
• Data Source: Windows Security Event Logs

Version: 107
Rule authors:

• Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and process.name : "wbemtest.exe"
		

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK

• Tactic:

  • Name: Execution
  • Id: TA0002
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/

• Technique:

  • Name: Windows Management Instrumentation
  • Id: T1047
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/