Sigma rule: HackTool - Wmiexec Default Powershell Command

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-721132b5affa, updated 2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - Wmiexec Default Powershell Command
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-03-08
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_wmiexec_default_powershell.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of PowerShell with a specific flag sequence that is used by the Wmiexec script

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains: '-NoP -NoL -sta -NonI -W Hidden -Exec Bypass -Enc'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.stealth

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_wmiexec_default_powershell.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - Wmiexec Default Powershell Command" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_wmiexec_default_powershell.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: HackTool - Wmiexec Default Powershell Command",
entity page, dataset version ref-721132b5affa, updated 2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/022eaba8-f0bf-4dd9-9217-4604b0bb3bb0 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 022eaba8-f0bf-4dd9-9217-4604b0bb3bb0, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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