Sigma rule: WMI Persistence - Command Line Event Consumer

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-86b9c650a978, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
WMI Persistence - Command Line Event Consumer
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2018-03-07
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/image_load/image_load_wmi_persistence_commandline_event_consumer.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects WMI command line event consumers

Log source

product
windows
category
image_load

Detection

selection:
    Image: 'C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiPrvSE.exe'
    ImageLoaded|endswith: '\wbemcons.dll'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown (data set is too small; further testing needed)

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1546.003
  • attack.persistence

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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/image_load/image_load_wmi_persistence_commandline_event_consumer.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "WMI Persistence - Command Line Event Consumer" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_wmi_persistence_commandline_event_consumer.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: WMI Persistence - Command Line Event Consumer",
entity page, dataset version ref-86b9c650a978, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/05936ce2-ee05-4dae-9d03-9a391cf2d2c6 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 05936ce2-ee05-4dae-9d03-9a391cf2d2c6, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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